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"Plastic Trash Vortex", "Rubbish Vortex", "trash vortex", and "plastic vortex" redirect here. For the general topic of garbage collecting in gyres, see garbage patch.

Trash Isles also redirects here. Are these terms used solely for this particular patch, or should they just redirect to the general garbage patch article instead? Belbury (talk) 09:33, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article implies there is one patch. The first image shows it between America and Hawaii. However, the diagram here by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows three patches: this Eastern Garbage Patch or North Pacific Subtropical High, as well as a Western Garbage Patch much closer to Japan and Taiwan, and a more diffuse patch in the Subtropical Convergence Zone. A similar diagram can be found in the National Museum of Prehistory, Taitung, Taiwan. cagliost (talk) 07:23, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]