• 47 places
  • Checked September 2026

Blank Map of the Pacific

The whole ocean on one sheet: Asia and Australia on the left, the Americas on the right.

Blank Map of the Pacific

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Write the name of each numbered place.Answer key

  1. Australia · Canberra
  2. New Zealand · Wellington
  3. Japan · Tokyo
  4. China · Beijing
  5. Russia
  6. Philippines · Manila
  7. Indonesia · Jakarta
  8. Papua New Guinea
  9. South Korea · Seoul
  10. North Korea · Pyongyang
  11. Vietnam · Hanoi
  12. Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur
  13. United States of America · Washington, D.C.
  14. Canada · Ottawa
  15. Mexico · Mexico City
  16. Guatemala · Guatemala City
  17. El Salvador · San Salvador
  18. Honduras · Tegucigalpa
  19. Nicaragua · Managua
  20. Costa Rica · San José
  21. Panama · Panama City
  22. Colombia · Bogotá
  23. Ecuador · Quito
  24. Peru · Lima
  25. Chile · Santiago
  26. Fiji
  27. Solomon Islands · Honiara
  28. Vanuatu · Port Vila
  29. Samoa · Apia
  30. Tonga · Nukuʻalofa
  31. Tuvalu · Funafuti
  32. Kiribati
  33. Nauru
  34. Marshall Islands · Majuro
  35. Federated States of Micronesia · Palikir
  36. Palau · Ngerulmud
  37. Pacific Ocean
  38. Philippine Sea
  39. South China Sea
  40. Coral Sea
  41. Tasman Sea
  42. Bering Sea
  43. Sea of Japan
  44. East China Sea
  45. Sea of Okhotsk
  46. Gulf of Alaska
  47. Gulf of California

Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2. Licence: public domain.

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Asia and Australia 12

  1. Australia Capital: Canberra.
  2. New Zealand Capital: Wellington.
  3. Japan Capital: Tokyo.
  4. China Capital: Beijing.
  5. Russia Capital: Moscow.
  6. Philippines Capital: Manila.
  7. Indonesia Capital: Jakarta.
  8. Papua New Guinea Capital: Port Moresby. In Melanesia, by the UN grouping.
  9. South Korea Capital: Seoul.
  10. North Korea Capital: Pyongyang.
  11. Vietnam Capital: Hanoi.
  12. Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

North America 3

  1. United States of America Capital: Washington, D.C..
  2. Canada Capital: Ottawa.
  3. Mexico Capital: Mexico City.

Central America 6

  1. Guatemala Capital: Guatemala City.
  2. El Salvador Capital: San Salvador.
  3. Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa.
  4. Nicaragua Capital: Managua.
  5. Costa Rica Capital: San José.
  6. Panama Capital: Panama City.

South America 4

  1. Colombia Capital: Bogotá.
  2. Ecuador Capital: Quito.
  3. Peru Capital: Lima.
  4. Chile Capital: Santiago.

Pacific island countries 11

  1. Fiji Capital: Suva. In Melanesia, by the UN grouping.
  2. Solomon Islands Capital: Honiara. In Melanesia, by the UN grouping.
  3. Vanuatu Capital: Port Vila. In Melanesia, by the UN grouping.
  4. Samoa Capital: Apia. In Polynesia, by the UN grouping.
  5. Tonga Capital: Nukuʻalofa. In Polynesia, by the UN grouping.
  6. Tuvalu Capital: Funafuti. In Polynesia, by the UN grouping.
  7. Kiribati Capital: South Tarawa. In Micronesia, by the UN grouping.
  8. Nauru Capital: Yaren. In Micronesia, by the UN grouping.
  9. Marshall Islands Capital: Majuro. In Micronesia, by the UN grouping.
  10. Federated States of Micronesia Capital: Palikir. In Micronesia, by the UN grouping.
  11. Palau Capital: Ngerulmud. In Micronesia, by the UN grouping.

The ocean and its seas 11

  1. Pacific Ocean Largest and deepest ocean: about 46% of Earth's water surface.
  2. Philippine Sea The world's largest sea, about 5 million km².
  3. South China Sea Covers about 3.5 million km² of the Western Pacific.
  4. Coral Sea Holds the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest reef system.
  5. Tasman Sea Named after Abel Tasman, who crossed it in 1642.
  6. Bering Sea Named after Vitus Bering, who explored it in 1728.
  7. Sea of Japan Almost enclosed by land, so it has almost no tides.
  8. East China Sea Covers about 1.25 million km²; the Yellow Sea lies north.
  9. Sea of Okhotsk Enclosed by Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, Hokkaido and Sakhalin.
  10. Gulf of Alaska Alaska's largest glaciers flow down to its coast.
  11. Gulf of California Also called the Sea of Cortés; over 3,000 m deep.

How this list was compiled: Countries, outlines and seas: Natural Earth 5.1.2 (credited under the drawing). The rim countries are every country with a coast on the Pacific or one of the listed seas between Russia and Chile; the island countries are the eleven independent island states of Oceania other than Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, as the UN M49 standard files them under Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/overview/, read 2026-09-24. Capitals and accepted names: the site's own country datasets (data/countries-of-the-world-quiz.json, oceania-capitals-quiz.json, central-america-map-quiz.json, south-america-capitals-quiz.json, asia-map-quiz.json, hard-geography-quiz.json), checked when those were written. Capital stars: Natural Earth 5.1.2 populated places. Sea detail lines: the English Wikipedia article in each sea's wikipedia field, MediaWiki API, 2026-09-24. Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_50m_admin_0_countries_lakes (scale 1:50,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_50m_admin_0_countries_lakes.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19; from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_50m_geography_marine_polys (scale 1:50,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_50m_geography_marine_polys.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Capitals from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_populated_places_simple (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_populated_places_simple.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Equal Earth projection centred on 160°W. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. 7 places are too small to draw at this scale and shown as a dot. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)

How it works

This blank map of the Pacific puts the ocean in the middle, so it is not cut in two: 25 countries around the rim, 11 island countries and 11 seas. Print it blank, numbered or named, with an answer key.

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A world map with the Pacific in the middle

Most world maps are centred near Europe and split the Pacific at the edges. This one is centred on 160°W, so Asia and Australia sit on the left, the Americas on the right, and the 180th meridian runs down the middle.

Small places

Nineteen places are too small to write on, from Nauru and Tuvalu to El Salvador and the Korean peninsula. Their numbers sit in rings joined by a line. The answer key gives each country's capital.

Questions and answers

Which countries border the Pacific Ocean?

On this map, 25: Russia, Japan, China, both Koreas, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand; Canada, the United States and Mexico; six in Central America; Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile.

Is there a Pacific Ocean blank map with the islands?

Yes. The 11 island countries are numbered: Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau. The UN groups them in Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

How big is the Pacific Ocean?

About 165 million square kilometers, the largest and deepest ocean. It covers about 46 percent of Earth's water surface and is larger than all the land on Earth put together.

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