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Southern Ocean

[ suhth-ern oh-shuhn ]

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).


Southern Ocean

noun

  1. another name for the Antarctic Ocean
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern Ocean1

First recorded in 1660–70, referring to any southern sea; current sense dates from 1700–10
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“The first sighting of two different squids on back-to-back expeditions is remarkable and shows how little we have seen of the magnificent inhabitants of the Southern Ocean,” Jyotika Virmani, the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s executive director, said in the release.

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"The first sighting of two different squids on back-to-back expeditions is remarkable and shows how little we have seen of the magnificent inhabitants of the southern ocean," added Dr Jyotika Virmani, Schmidt Ocean Institute's executive director.

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Brennan asked the commerce secretary if the tariff list was "made with AI, " prompting Lutnick to envision a scenario where corporations route their trade through the Southern Ocean to avoid duties.

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"Antarctic krill are the superheroes of the Southern Ocean," said Rod Downie, chief polar adviser at the wildlife charity WWF-UK.

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Her work looks at what the impact the melt water is having on the carbon cycle in the southern ocean.

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