Antarctic Ocean

American  

[ant-ahrk-tik oh-shuhn, -ahr-tik] / æntˈɑrk tɪk ˈoʊ ʃən, -ˈɑr tɪk /

noun

1. former, common name of the body of water officially recognized in 1999 as the Southern Ocean.

---

Antarctic Ocean British  

noun

1. Also called: Southern Ocean.  the sea surrounding Antarctica, consisting of the most southerly parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans

---

Etymology

Origin of Antarctic Ocean

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Antarctic Ocean

With the increase in tourism in the Antarctic Ocean, pollution may increase even more in the future, further impacting the environment and the food chain.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

Researchers have discovered an icefish colony of “globally unprecedented” size in the Antarctic Ocean.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022

The Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary would protect 1.8 million square kilometres in and around the Weddell Sea.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2018

This Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary would cover much of the Weddell Sea and parts of the Antarctic peninsula.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2018

He gave the name of George IV. to that part of the Antarctic Ocean which he had explored.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by N. D'Anvers