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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — the accumulation of marine debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre — covers an estimated 1.6 million square kilometers, an area approximately twice the size of T

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — the accumulation of marine debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre — covers an estimated 1.6 million square kilometers, an area approximately twice the size of Texas. It contains an estimated 80,000 metric tons of plastic.

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — the accumulation of marine debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre — covers an estimated 1.6 million square kilometers, an area approximately twice the size of T

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — the accumulation of marine debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre — covers an estimated 1.6 million square kilometers, an area approximately twice the size of Texas. It contains an estimated 80,000 metric tons of plastic.