South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean
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The South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean is the portion of the Southern Ocean lying south of the South Atlantic Ocean, encompassing sub-Antarctic islands and waters that play a key role in global ocean circulation and marine ecosystems.
Aliases (2)
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine ecoregion
→
oceanic region → |
| adjacentTo |
Drake Passage
→
Scotia Sea → South Atlantic Ocean → Weddell Sea → |
| boundedBy |
Antarctic continent
→
|
| hasClimateRole |
Antarctic sea-ice dynamics
→
global carbon cycle regulation → global heat budget regulation → global thermohaline circulation → |
| hasEcosystemType |
Antarctic marine ecosystem
→
sub-Antarctic marine ecosystem → |
| hasKeyProcess |
air–sea CO2 exchange
→
deep water formation → heat uptake by the ocean → nutrient redistribution → sea-ice formation and melt → upwelling → |
| hasOceanCurrent |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
→
Brazil–Malvinas Confluence influence → Weddell Gyre → |
| hasWaterMassFormation |
Antarctic Bottom Water
→
Antarctic Intermediate Water → Circumpolar Deep Water modification → |
| includesFeature |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
→
Antarctic Polar Front → Subantarctic Front → sub-Antarctic islands → |
| includesIslandGroup |
Bouvet Island
→
Gough Island → Marion Island → Prince Edward Islands → South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → Tristan da Cunha archipelago → |
| isImportantFor |
industrial and artisanal fisheries
→
marine mammal feeding grounds → seabird breeding colonies → |
| isMonitoredBy |
CCAMLR
→
|
| isSubjectOf |
climate change research
→
oceanographic observation programs → |
| isThreatenedBy |
bycatch of seabirds and marine mammals
→
ocean acidification → ocean warming → overfishing → sea-ice decline → |
| locatedInHemisphere |
Eastern Hemisphere
→
Southern Hemisphere → Western Hemisphere → |
| locatedSouthOf |
South Atlantic Ocean
→
|
| partOf |
Southern Ocean
→
|
| supportsSpecies |
Antarctic krill
→
albatrosses → baleen whales → penguins → seals → toothfish → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
South Orkney Islands
→
South Sandwich Island Arc → |
locatedIn |
|
Bransfield Strait
→
|
oceanBasin |
|
Weddell Sea
("Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean")
→
|
oceanPartOf |
|
Mount Nivea
("South Atlantic sector of Southern Ocean")
→
|
region |
|
South Scotia Ridge
("South Atlantic sector of Southern Ocean")
→
|
separates |