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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern Ocean¹

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

Example Sentences

In this new study, this historical data were used alongside contemporary survey data in Bayesian models to calculate inter-annual movement rates among the three ocean basins that make up the Southern Ocean -- Atlantic, Indian and Pacific -- which make up the feeding grounds for Antarctic blue whales.

From Science Daily

This points to Antarctic blue whales being one single circumpolar population in the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily

These results are consistent with studies of Antarctic blue whale songs, heard throughout the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily

When asked what she would do about sleeping, Hare said: "You sleep for about 20 minutes and maybe in the southern ocean when there's no traffic around and the weather is very stable you might be able to sleep for an hour or an hour and a half."

From BBC

“What happened in the Southern Ocean is documented by hundreds of hours of video,” Mr Watson said.

From BBC