National Geographic recognizes new Southern Ocean, bringing global total to five

Scientists have long known that the waters surrounding Antarctica form a ‘distinct ecological region defined, by ocean currents and temperatures’. Photograph: British Antarctic Survey/Reuters

Scientists have long known that the waters surrounding Antarctica form a ‘distinct ecological region defined, by ocean currents and temperatures’. Photograph: British Antarctic Survey/Reuters

source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/10/new-ocean-global-total-five-national-geographic