-is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean
Ocean, between Hawaii and California.
- around 1.6 million square kilometers .
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- The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG) located just north of the equator in the Pacific Ocean.
-It consists of the Kuroshio, North Pacific, California, and North Equatorial currents and moves in a clockwise direction.
-These currents flow adjacent to 51 Pacific Rim countries.
-Any trash that enters one of these currents, from any of these countries, could become part of the gyre.
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