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SOUTHERN OCEAN AS FIFTH OCEAN#ClimatechangeThe National Geographic magazine has recognized the ‘Southern Ocean’ as the world’s fifth ocean June 8, 2021 hoping others will soon follow suit.□ ABOUT :-
◇ The Southern Ocean, also known as the
Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be
south of 60° S latitude and
encircling Antarctica.◇ As such, it is regarded as the
second-smallest of the five principal oceanic divisions: smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans but larger than the Arctic Ocean.
◇ Over the past 30 years, the Southern Ocean has been subject to
rapid climate change, which has led to
changes in the marine ecosystem.□ What has NatGeo attempted ?
◇ The magazine says the Southern Ocean is the only ocean ‘
to touch three other oceans and to completely embrace a continent rather than being embraced by them’.
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