Southern Ocean

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Earth's ocean ocean

The Southern Ocean is the remote, icy ocean encircling Antarctica, known for its powerful circumpolar currents, rich marine ecosystems, and crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Southern Ocean canonical	419
Southern Ocean region	9
Antarctic Ocean	5
Antarctic waters	2
Southern Ocean basin	2
Southern Ocean waters	2
Southern Ocean (eastern part)	1
Southern Ocean (fifth ocean)	1
Southern Ocean (via Spencer Gulf)	1
Southern Ocean biogeographic region	1
Southern Ocean circulation	1
Southern Ocean maritime routes	1
Southern Ocean realm	1
Southern Ocean to the south	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth's ocean ⓘ ocean ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Southern Ocean ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Ocean Southern Ocean ⓘ surface form: Southern Ocean (fifth ocean)
Antarctic Circumpolar CurrentDirection	west to east ⓘ
Antarctic Circumpolar CurrentSpeed	fastest major ocean current ⓘ
AntarcticCircumpolarCurrentRole	connects Atlantic Pacific and Indian Oceans ⓘ
AntarcticConvergenceRole	boundary between cold polar and warmer subantarctic waters ⓘ
borders	Indian Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: South Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: South Pacific Ocean
boundedByLatitude	approximately south of 60 degrees south ⓘ
contains	Amundsen Sea ⓘ Amundsen Sea ⓘ surface form: Bellingshausen Sea Ross Sea ⓘ Scotia Sea ⓘ South Sandwich Trench ⓘ Weddell Sea ⓘ
deepWaterFormationContributesTo	global thermohaline circulation ⓘ
encircles	Antarctica ⓘ
governedBy	Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ⓘ
hasArea	approximately 20 million square kilometers ⓘ
hasAverageDepth	approximately 4000 meters ⓘ
hasClimateRole	major carbon sink ⓘ major heat sink ⓘ
hasCurrent	Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
hasEcosystem	rich marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	climate change impacts ⓘ fishing pressure on krill and toothfish ⓘ ocean acidification ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ sea ice decline in some regions ⓘ
hasFront	Antarctic Convergence ⓘ
hasIcebergs	large tabular icebergs calved from Antarctic ice shelves ⓘ
hasKeySpeciesRole	Antarctic krill as keystone species ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth	approximately 7235 meters ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	remote and sparsely populated region ⓘ
hasProcess	deep water formation ⓘ
hasSeaIceExtent	strongly seasonal ⓘ
hasTemperature	generally near freezing ⓘ
influences	global climate system ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
partOf	World Ocean ⓘ
recognizedAsOceanSince	2000 ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Hydrographic Organization ⓘ
seaIceMaximumExtent	around September ⓘ
seaIceMinimumExtent	around February ⓘ
supportsSpecies	Antarctic krill ⓘ albatrosses ⓘ penguins ⓘ seals ⓘ whales ⓘ

Referenced by (447)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlantic Ocean → connectedTo → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Atlantic Ocean → boundedBy → Southern Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Ocean to the south

Pacific Ocean → bordersToSouth → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Pacific Ocean → connectedTo → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Earth → hasOcean → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Mid-Atlantic Ridge → extendsTo → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Southern Ocean → alsoKnownAs → Southern Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Ocean

Southern Ocean → alsoKnownAs → Southern Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Ocean (fifth ocean)

Southern Cone geopolitical region of Chile → borders → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Antarctica → surroundedBy → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Eastern Hemisphere → includesOcean → Southern Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Ocean (eastern part)

Southern Hemisphere → containsPartOf → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Indian Ocean → bordersRegion → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Indian Ocean → bordersOcean → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Oceania → borderedByOcean → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Drake Passage → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Strait of Magellan → partOf → Southern Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Ocean maritime routes

Scotia Ridge → oceanRegion → Southern Ocean ⓘ

South Australia → hasCoastlineOn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

South Pacific → borders → Southern Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Ocean

Tasmania → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Tasmania → borderedBy → Southern Ocean ⓘ

South Shetland Islands → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

South Orkney Islands → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Antarctic Peninsula → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Argentine Antarctica → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

British Antarctic Territory → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Cape Horn sea route → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Western Australia → hasCoastlineOn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Western Australia → borderedBy → Southern Ocean ⓘ

South Sandwich Trench → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

South Sandwich Trench → ocean → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Antarctic krill → habitat → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources → regionServed → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Tasman Sea → boundedBy → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Tasman Sea → connectedTo → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Western Hemisphere → contains → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Antarctic Circumpolar Current → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Americas → borderedByOcean → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Murray–Darling Basin → drainsInto → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Antarctic Convergence → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

World Ocean → hasPart → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Victoria → hasCoastlineOn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Bellingshausen Station → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Ross Dependency → bordersOn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

King George Island → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Antarctic Bottom Water → formedInOcean → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Weddell Sea → locatedIn → Southern Ocean ⓘ

Weddell Sea → partOf → Southern Ocean ⓘ