SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -As the Pacific straddles the 180th meridian, the West Pacific (or western Pacific, near Asia) is in the Eastern Hemisphere, while the East Pacific (or eastern Pacific, near the Americas) is in the Western Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pacific Ocean is bounded by Asia/Australia on its western side and America on its eastern side. The part of the ocean north of the equator is often called the North Pacific and the part south of the equator is called the South Pacific.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where is the North Pacific? The North Pacific in the part of the Pacific Ocean basin that lies North of the Equator. It stretches from the Eastern coasts of Asia to the Western Coasts of North and South America (until the Equator) and extending northward to the Arctic region.