Pacific sector of Southern Ocean
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The Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean is the portion of the ocean surrounding Antarctica that lies south of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing areas such as the Ross Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacific sector of Southern Ocean canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic region
ⓘ
sector of Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
West Antarctica ⓘ
surface form:
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
|
| borders | Antarctica ⓘ |
| experiences |
katabatic winds from Antarctica
ⓘ
polynyas formation near coast ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Antarctic Treaty System
ⓘ
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ⓘ
surface form:
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
|
| hasBiodiversity |
cold-adapted marine species
ⓘ
endemic Antarctic species ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cold surface waters
ⓘ
high wave energy ⓘ intense cyclonic activity ⓘ seasonal sea ice cover ⓘ strong westerly winds ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCurrent |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
ⓘ
Weddell Gyre ⓘ
surface form:
Ross Gyre
coastal current of Antarctica ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
Antarctic krill habitat
ⓘ
penguin foraging grounds ⓘ whale feeding grounds ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
carbon uptake from atmosphere
ⓘ
ocean–atmosphere heat exchange ⓘ sea ice formation ⓘ sea ice melt ⓘ |
| importantFor |
deep water formation
ⓘ
global climate regulation ⓘ global thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| includes |
Amundsen Sea
ⓘ
Amundsen Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Bellingshausen Sea
Ross Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
autonomous floats
ⓘ
research vessels ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Antarctic marine ecosystem
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Antarctic Treaty System environmental protection measures ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate research
ⓘ
oceanographic research ⓘ sea ice monitoring ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.