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Definition of Antarctic Ocean
1. Noun. The southern waters surrounding Antarctica.
Generic synonyms: Ocean
Definition of Antarctic Ocean
1. Proper noun. The Southern Ocean, the fourth largest ocean of the Earth, surrounding Antarctica. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antarctic Ocean
Literary usage of Antarctic Ocean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Probability of Sea Level Rise by James G. Titus, Vijay K. Narayanan (1998)
"This reasoning suggests that the summer Antarctic air temperature increase would
be a better indicator of Antarctic ocean warming than the average annual ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"When we turn to the waters of the Antarctic Ocean, we find at the present time
a great profusion of life, both animal and vegetable. ..."
3. The Polar World: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and by Georg Hartwig (1869)
"«Cook's Discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean,— Bellinghausen.—Weddell.—Biscoe.—Balleny.—Dumont
d'Urville.—Wilkes.—Sir James Ross crosses the Antarctic Circle ..."
4. Influence of Climate in North and South America: Showing the Varied Climatic by John Disturnell (1867)
"The expanse of water surrounding the South or Antarctic Pole, called the Antarctic
Ocean, may be strictly regarded as extending from the Pole to the ..."
5. Outlines of Physical Geography by George William Fitch (1856)
"... Pacific, and Antarctic oceans. These, with their branches, are as follows :
ARCTIC OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN . - PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN . Antarctic Ocean ..."
6. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1917)
"There is a growing tendency among geographers to discontinue in their writings,
maps- and text-books the use of the name Antarctic Ocean as applied to the ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"Dr. Murray pointed out that the lithological specimens which had been collected
from the floor of the Antarctic Ocean, dropped there from ..."
8. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"Antarctic Ocean may be explained by a consideration of general oceanic circulation.
... Pelagic Life of the Antarctic Ocean. In the surface waters of the ..."
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