Were Is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California. It is the most well known patch. While some areas of the patch have more trash than others, much of the debris is made of microplastics (by count).

Where is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch right now?

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world's oceans. It is located halfway between Hawaii and California.

Can you see the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on Google Earth?

In fact, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was barely visible, since it comprised mostly micro-garbage. It can't be scanned by satellites, or scoped out on Google Earth. You could be sailing right through the gyre, as many have observed, and never notice that you're in the middle of a death-shaped noxious vortex.