Geology of the Pacific Ocean Geology of the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean evolved in the Mesozoic from the Panthalassic Ocean, which had formed when Rodinia rifted apart around 750 Ma. The first ocean floor which is part of the current Pacific Plate began 160 Ma to the west of the central Pacific and subsequently developed into the largest oceanic plate on Earth. The tectonic plates continue to move today. The slowest spreading ridge is the Gakkel Ridge on the Arctic Ocean floor, which spreads at less than , while the fastest, the East Pacific Rise near Easter Island, has a spreading rate of over
The Greatest Show on Earth (film) again and again, but always comes up smiling—a place where disaster and tragedy stalk the Big Top, haunt the back yard, and ride the circus train—where Death is constantly watching for one frayed rope, one weak link, or one trace of fear. "A fierce, primitive fighting force that smashes relentlessly forward against impossible odds: That is the circus—and this is the story of the "biggest" of the Big Tops—and of the men and women who fight to make it—The Greatest Show On Earth!" Brad Braden is the no-nonsense general manager of what was at the time the world's largest railroad