South Atlantic Ocean

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Dr Payne will be in the Orkney islands with her family this Christmas and then she her sights on St Helena, a remote volcanic outpost in the South Atlantic Ocean.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

One large blue dot at South Georgia island in the South Atlantic Ocean, for example, signifies 130,611 whale catches, most of them fin whales.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

According to BirdLife International, this region in the South Atlantic Ocean “holds one of the world’s most abundant and diverse seabird communities, whose total breeding population probably exceeds 30 million pairs.”

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2021

A similar circle of vapour, though less defined and complete, was perceived in the South Atlantic Ocean.

From A Voyage to the Moon by Tucker, George