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Bookmark or Share- Southern Ocean - WikipediaThe Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of 20,327,000 km 2 (7,848,000 sq mi), it is regarded as the second-smallest of the five principal oceanic divisions: smaller than the Pacific ...
- The Southern Ocean Is the Fifth and Newest World Ocean - ThoughtCoUpdated on April 10, 2020. In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization created the fifth and newest world ocean — the Southern Ocean — from the southern portions of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. The new Southern Ocean completely surrounds Antarctica.
- National Geographic Officially Recognizes the Southern Ocean as World's ...National Geographic Officially Recognizes the Southern Ocean as World’s Fifth Ocean. The organization’s cartographers will now label a total of five oceans on their maps and atlases....
- Southern Ocean - The World Factbookhighest point: sea level lowest point: southern end of the South Sandwich Trench -7,434 m unnamed deep mean depth:-3,270 m ocean zones: Composed of water and in a fluid state, the ocean is delimited differently than the solid continents. The ocean is divided into three zones based on depth and light level.
- Southern Ocean | Location, Map, Depth, & Facts | BritannicaSouthern Ocean, body of salt water covering the portions of the world ocean and tributary seas surrounding Antarctica below 60° S. Unbroken by any other continental landmass, its narrowest constriction is the Drake Passage, 600 miles wide, between South America and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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