GPGP Battle Map

Great Pacific Garbage Patch — click a zone for details
Research Root
79–100K t
Total Mass
1.8 Trillion
Total Pieces
1.6M km²
Patch Area
428 kg/km²
Peak Density
32°N, 145°W
Center
~1,000 mi
To Nearest Port
Concentration Zones
Concentration zone density visualization
Core Zone
100–428+ kg/km² · ~100K km²
Inner GPGP
10–100 kg/km² · ~500K km²
Outer GPGP
1–10 kg/km² · ~1.6M km²
Extended Accumulation
0.1–1 kg/km² · >100K t estimated
Composition by Mass
Polymer Type
Size Classes (% of Mass)
Country of Origin
Depth Profile
90%
10%
Surface 5m 2,000m
90% of mass in top 5m. Microplastics detected at every depth down to 2,000m.
Gyre Currents
Kuroshio 3–4 km/h
North Pacific Moderate
California ~0.9 km/h
N. Equatorial Moderate
Convergence Zone 6,000 mi corridor
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