Also known as the Pacific trash vortex, it is estimated to be the size of Texas.

据估计它的面积相当于德克萨斯州。

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This is the North Pacific Gyre, home of the swirling vortex of plastic trash.

这里位于北太平洋环流，许多塑料垃圾都在这里打转。

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There is an area of the Pacific the size of Texas known as the "trash vortex" or "plastic soup" where gyrating currents hold an estimated six kilos of plastic for every kilo of plankton, according to Greenpeace.

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