Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? It's a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean — the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. In fact, the oceans are so overwhelmed with plastic pollution that if the Great Pacific garbage patch were a country, it would be the 19th largest in the world. Check out our interactive map to see how it measures up to other places for yourself: https://biodiv.us/3SMFWSs | Center for Biological Diversity

There are many strange things on Earth, one of them is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an ocean area where trash gets stuck forever. #WhatOnEarth | Science Channel

A terrifyingly large collection of trash, more than twice the size of Texas, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, continues to grow in the Pacific Ocean, creating problems for both sea creatures and humans. https://bit.ly/2VpIlIL | AccuWeather

🌊 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: A Floating Plastic Nightmare 🌍🗑️ #maps #map #pollution #ocean #pacific #pacificocean #environmentalprotection #geography Twice the size of Texas and heavier than 500 blue whales, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a global disaster. Discovered in 1997 near California, it spans 620,000 square miles, connecting two massive debris fields between Japan and California through the Convergence Zone. With over 2 trillion pieces of plastic—mainly from China, Japan, K

Science has proved us right: we must clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Here's why in less than a minute. #worldoceansday | The Ocean Cleanup

Everything there is to know about our new research on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, in under 3 minutes. Learn more on www.theoceancleanup.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch | The Ocean Cleanup