Southern Ocean
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Area
21.96M km²
Coordinates
-65.0000, 0.0000
Category
oceans
Overview
Encircling Antarctica, recognised as the fifth ocean in 2000.
About
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. With a size of 21,960,000 km2 (8,480,000 mi2), it is the second-smallest of the five principal oceanic divisions, smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, and larger than the Arctic Ocean.
More about Southern Ocean
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