Southern Ocean

American  

[suhth-ern oh-shuhn] / ˈsʌð ərn ˈoʊ ʃən /

noun

1. the waters surrounding Antarctica, comprising the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, with its deepest section in the South Sandwich Trench. 8,478,800 square miles (21,960,000 square kilometers).

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Southern Ocean British  

noun

1. another name for the Antarctic Ocean

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Etymology

Origin of Southern Ocean

First recorded in 1660–70, referring to any southern sea; current sense dates from 1700–10

Example Sentences

The most pronounced warming was observed in the tropical oceans, the South Atlantic, the North Pacific, and the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily

"Phytoplankton are the primary source of food for krill, the microscopic shrimp that are the main source of food in the Southern Ocean for virtually every animal, including penguins, seals, walruses and whales," Falkowski said.

From Science Daily

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

One was a former merchant marine whose wooden 32-foot ketch was barely adequate for a journey through the punishing Southern Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new study published in Nature Geoscience highlights how the Southern Ocean around Antarctica helped drive this major climate transition.

From Science Daily