The Southern Ocean, on the other hand, is defined by a current known as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC.) National Geographic now recognizes five world oceans.

The Southern Ocean as never seen before A new map shows the seabed of the Southern Ocean in unprecedented detail Date: June 8, 2022 Source: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and ...

Cartographers at the National Geographic have finally recognised Antarctica's Southern Ocean on their maps, bringing their count of Earth's oceans to five. The society — which has been releasing ...

A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what ...

Called the International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBSCO), the latest map will not only help ships navigate ... Bottoming out at 7,432 m (24,380 ft), it's located in the South ...

Yet the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has used the Southern Ocean name since 1999, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recognized it in February.

National Geographic has recognized the Southern Ocean as the fifth official ocean. The cartographic update doesn't surprise researchers who study the importance of the waters surrounding Antarctica.

The NOAA also recognized the Southern Ocean earlier this year and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has recognized the ocean since 1999. Latest U.S.

World Oceans Day was June 8, 2021 and has been designated an unofficial “holiday” by the United Nations as a way for humanity to celebrate the world’s oceans.

The digital bathymetric model and a high-resolution map of the Southern Ocean are available for download free of charge at the project website www.ibcso.org and https: ...