Southern Ocean
Various IHO definitions of the Southern Ocean and a rough approximation of the Antarctic Convergence.
Meaning
Proper Noun
- The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.
Related
Similar words
- Antarctic Ocean
- Austral Ocean
- Great Southern Ocean
- Southern Icy Ocean
- South Polar Ocean, South-Polar Ocean
- South Sea
Origin
- Formally adopted by the International Hydrographic Bureau's Limits of Oceans and Seas in 1928. (Omitted from the current 3rd edition, but restored in the draft 4th edition awaiting ratification.)
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