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South Atlantic Ocean

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noun

  1. the part of the Atlantic Ocean extending S from the Equator to the Antarctic continent.


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The MV Hondius's voyage began on April 1 in Ushuaia, Argentina, taking in some remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean before steaming north to Cape Verde.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

For Olson, the highlight of her time aboard the Plancius was the ship’s visit to South Georgia Island, home to millions of penguins in the South Atlantic Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

She traveled aboard a British research vessel across the South Atlantic Ocean and the Southern Ocean, moving from the South African coast to the edge of the Weddell Gyre's ice zone and back.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

It was recorded March 9 near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of nearly 2,000 feet, according to a news release from the nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

It was late evening-time when the —— reached that part of the South Atlantic Ocean where previous experience and dead reckoning led our captain to believe that Sierra Leone existed.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

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