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southern ocean

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
south-ern o-cean
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

Formally adopted by the International Hydrographic Bureau's Limits of Oceans and Seas in 1928. (Omitted from the current 3rd edition, but restored in the draft 4th edition awaiting ratification.) A proprialization from southern ocean.

Inflected Forms

the Southern Ocean (canonical)

Synonyms

Antarctic Ocean Austral Ocean Great Southern Ocean Southern Icy Ocean South Polar Ocean South-Polar Ocean South Sea

Questions

What does southern ocean mean?
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.
Where does southern ocean come from?
Formally adopted by the International Hydrographic Bureau's Limits of Oceans and Seas in 1928. (Omitted from the current 3rd edition, but restored in the draft 4th edition awaiting ratification.) A proprialization from southern ocean.

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