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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Pacific</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Oceanic</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>styles, periods, and cultures by region</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Pacific Ocean</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Pacifick</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Pacificke</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Pacifique</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Used for reference to the regions in and around the Pacific Ocean, largest of the world's oceans and situated between North and South America to the east and Asia and Australasia to the west. For reference to the islands and cultures of this area, excluding the ocean itself, typically prefer "Oceanic (cultures)."  ]]></note></mads>