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Facts about Southern ocean:
- As the name denotes, southern ocean is situated entirely in the southern hemisphere.
- The Southern Ocean is the fourth biggest (or second smallest) ocean on earth
- Covers only \(6\)% of the earth’s surface.
- Area covered: \(21.96\) million sq.km
Location of Southern ocean on the Globe.
The Southern Ocean:
- Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica and is enclosed by the \(60°\)S latitude.
- It is bordered by the southern parts of the Pacific, Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
- The Southern Ocean is also referred as the Antarctic Ocean, South Polar Ocean or Austral Ocean.
Marginal seas: The Ross Sea, Weddell Sea and the Davis Sea.
Islands located: Farewell Island, Bowman Island and Hearst Island.
- The water in this ocean is very cold, much of it is covered by sea ice.
- The deepest point: South Sandwich Trench (depth of \(7,235\)m)
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