Southern Ocean
Proper noun
  1. The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.
Synonyms
  • Antarctic Ocean
  • Austral Ocean
  • (obs.) Great Southern Ocean
  • (obs.) Southern Icy Ocean
  • South Polar Ocean, South-Polar Ocean
  • (obs.) South Sea
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