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.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of Antarctic Ocean

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

"Pollution in the Antarctic Ocean goes far beyond what was reported in past studies," Leistenschneider notes.

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

While limited proposals are on the table this year, when they reconvene in 12 months’ time they have a historic opportunity to create the largest ever protected area on Earth: an Antarctic Ocean sanctuary.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2017

There is a corresponding magnetic pole in the Antarctic Ocean, or rather on Victoria Land, nearly south of Australia.

From Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science by Newcomb, Simon