Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The waters surrounding Antarctica, actually the southern extensions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
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- proper noun The fourth largest
ocean of the Earth, surrounding theAntarctic landmass, to the south of theAtlantic ,Pacific andIndian oceans.
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Examples
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Australia and New Zealand have established what they call a Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, which Japan does not recognise.
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Australia and New Zealand have established what they call a Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, which Japan does not recognize.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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The Southern Ocean is a remote and inhospitable region where the risk of adverse incidents is high and the capacity for rescue or assistance is low.
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Debra told The Right Address, The Southern Ocean is the ‘Big Daddy’ of all oceans in sailing terms and rounding Cape Horn was fantastic.
Archive 2008-05-01 Thatsnews 2008
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Southern Ocean, which is to try and operate a surveillance mission, to gather evidence, potentially for use in an international court case, because ultimately, that may be the one thing which is able to be enforced internationally.
Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008
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By the way, that correlation map also showed in my opinion a strong PDI correlation with upwelling in part of the Southern Ocean, which is a signal of a strong thermohaline circulation, which matches the classical idea of a strong Atlantic thermohaline circulation leading to an upturn in Atlantic storms. bender
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The Southern Ocean is the home of these and many species of birds, but among them the albatross is pre-eminent.
The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922
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At the heart of the disagreement is whether to allow any whaling in the Southern Ocean, which is a hunting ground for Japan but is supposed to a be a whale sanctuary.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Heather Sohl, species policy officer for WWF-UK, said it was "ridiculous" to allow hunting of whales in the Southern Ocean, which is a critical feeding ground for species including blue whales.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Heather Sohl, species policy officer for WWF-UK, said it was "ridiculous" to allow hunting of whales in the Southern Ocean, which is a critical feeding ground for species including blue whales.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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