 
 <translate> For this chain-of-thought reasoning and answer, what was the question?
The Channel Islands form an eight-island archipelago along the Santa Barbara channel in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. An island off the coast of California is located in the Pacific Ocean.
 A: pacific ocean <hau> Don wannan tunani mai zurfi da amsa, menene tambaya? Channel Islands sun kafa tsibirin tsibirin tsibirin takwas tare da tashar Santa Barbara a cikin Pacific Ocean a bakin tekun California. Wani tsibirin da ke bakin tekun California yana cikin Tekun Pacific.  A: Tekun Pacific 