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Bookmark or Share- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t What You Think It IsThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world’s largest collection of floating trash—and the most famous. It lies between Hawaii and California and is often described as “larger than Texas,” even though it contains not a square foot of surface on which to stand.
- Marine Debris - National Geographic SocietyThe garbage makes its way into the center of the gyre, where it becomes trapped and builds up. Trash buildups in the middle of gyres are known as garbage patches. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch exists in the North Pacific between the U.S. states of California and Hawai'i.
- Pollution - National Geographic SocietyIn the middle of the northern Pacific Ocean, a huge collection of microscopic plastic particles forms what is known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Air and water currents carry pollution. Ocean currents and migrating fish carry marine pollutants far and wide.
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch - National Geographic SocietyThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as the Pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the West Coast of North America to Japan. The patch is actually comprised of the Western Garbage Patch, located near Japan, and the Eastern Garbage Patch, located between the U.S. states of Hawai'i and California.
- Ocean Gyre - National Geographic SocietyGarbage Patches. Ocean gyres circle large areas of stationary, calm water. Debris drifts into these areas and, due to the region’s lack of movement, can accumulate for years. These regions are called garbage patches. The Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, and North Pacific Ocean all have significant garbage patches.
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