Southern Ocean
ocean around Antarctica
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Summary
Southern Ocean is an ocean[1]. It draws 10,856 Wikipedia views per month (ocean category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
- Continent: Antarctica[4]
- Shares border with: Indian Ocean[5], Pacific Ocean[6], Atlantic Ocean[7]
- Named after: south[8], Antarctica[9]
- Location: Southern Hemisphere[10]
- Part of: World Ocean[11]
- Commons category: Southern Ocean[12]
- Has part(s): Admiralty Bay[13], Amundsen Sea[14], Antarctic Bottom Water[15], Antarctic Intermediate Water[16], Bellingshausen Sea[17], Cosmonauts Sea[18], Davis Sea[19], Drake Passage[20], D'Urville Sea[21], Mawson Sea[22], Ross Sea[23], Scotia Sea[24], Somov Sea[25], St. Nicholas Cove[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Southern Ocean[27]
- Commons gallery: Southern Ocean[28]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Southern Ocean[29]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[31], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[34], The New Student's Reference Work[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36]
- Topic has template: Template:Southern Ocean[37]
- Official name: Southern Ocean[38]
- Different from: South Seas[39]
- Area: 20,327,000 km²[40]
- Volume as quantity: 71,800,000 cubic kilometre[41]
Why It Matters
Southern Ocean has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]