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
Walk on the Ocean The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2014 American film "Adult Beginners". The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2015 American television series "Hindsight". Walk on the Ocean "Walk on the Ocean" is a song by the rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket on their 1991 album "Fear". It was also on the compilation album "Almost Kinda Acoustic". Two different versions of the song were released: the album version with a cold ending (timed at 3:00), and the single/video version with the chorus repeated until fade (timed at 3:32). The single, released October 15, 1992, peaked at #18