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Fun fact 3 about Southern Ocean

A general delineation of the Antarctic Convergence, sometimes used by scientists as the demarcation of the Southern Ocean
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The Southern Ocean is geologically the youngest of the oceans, formed when Antarctica and South America moved apart.

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Southern Ocean

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Area
21.96M km²
Location
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4th largest ocean in the world

The 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.

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