In 2000, the world came fifth ocean

Southern Ocean (or Antarctic Ocean) - fourth the size of Earth's oceans surrounding Antarctica.

In the spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization has decided to declare a body of water north of the coast of Antarctica to 60 ° south latitude separate the ocean - the Southern. Solution based on recent oceanographic data, pointing to the uniqueness of the waters surrounding Antarctica. In the Russian tradition of the Southern Ocean - the conventional concept. Its boundary is considered to be an Antarctic Convergence zone (the northern boundary of the Antarctic surface water). In other countries, the border is also blurred - latitude south of Cape Horn, the border of floating ice, the convention area of ​​the Antarctic.

However, later on the allocation of the individual refused to Southern Ocean, and is currently the world record, once again four oceans.

Source: www.primpogoda.ru

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