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     • The southernmost parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans meet the Southern (or Antarctic) Ocean, the cold oceanic water mass below 60° S with unique biological and physical characteristics.
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   Is Antarctica surrounded by Ocean?

   • Antarctica is a continent surrounded by ocean. The Arctic Ocean is surrounded by land. The North Pole is located at sea level in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, while the South Pole is in the middle of the Antarctic continent at an altitude of 9,300ft (2835m).

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   What is the name of the ocean around Antarctica?

   • The waters around Antarctica (the Earth's seventh continent) have also been known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, though the use of Southern Ocean is the most popular in the media and scientific community, and is used by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and the International Hydrographic Organization and NOAA.

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   What is Antarctic region?

   • The term Antarctic region refers to all area—oceanic, island, and continental—lying in the cold Antarctic climatic zone south of the Antarctic Convergence, an important boundary around 55° S, with little seasonal variability, where warm subtropical waters meet and mix with cold polar waters ( see also polar ecosystem ).

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   How big is Antarctica?

   • Antarctica is about 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square km) in size, and thick ice covers about 98 percent of the land. The continent is divided into East Antarctica (which is largely composed of a high ice-covered plateau) and West Antarctica (which is largely an ice sheet covering an archipelago of mountainous islands ).

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   2 days ago · The southernmost parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans meet the Southern (or Antarctic) Ocean, the cold oceanic water mass below 60° S with unique biological and physical characteristics.

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4. kids.frontiersin.org › articles › 10The Southern Ocean Sea-Ice Ecosystem is Important to Humans

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   2 days ago · The Southern Ocean (the ocean around Antarctica) is largely covered by sea ice which expands each winter and retracts in summer. The sea ice supports a thriving ecosystem which provides many services to humans. In the sections that follow, we describe the various types of ecosystem services that are related to sea ice in the Southern Ocean ...

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   1 day ago · Using hundreds of old aerial photographs dating back to 1937, combined with modern computer technology, the researchers have tracked the evolution of glaciers in East Antarctica. The area covers approximately 2,000 kilometers of coastline and contains as much ice as the entire Greenland Ice Sheet.

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   4 days ago · Ancient climate data reveals pressing insights into the melting Antarctic ice-sheets and its implications for global sea levels. The rapid retreat of Antarctic sea ice, driven by unprecedented warming, signals lasting environmental changes.

9. www.ncesc.com › how-cold-is-antarctica-waterHow cold is Antarctica water? - Geographic Pedia - NCESC

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   4 days ago · The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, is the coldest and wildest ocean on Earth. It surrounds Antarctica and experiences extremely low temperatures and harsh weather conditions. Is there freshwater in Antarctica?

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11. www.ncesc.com › geographic-pedia › why-is-the-arcticWhy is the Arctic not a continent but Antarctica is? - NCESC

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    4 days ago · The Arctic is an ocean covered by a thin layer of perennial sea ice and surrounded by land. The term “perennial” refers to the oldest and thickest sea ice. On the other hand, Antarctica is a continent covered by a very thick ice cap and surrounded by a rim of sea ice and the Southern Ocean.

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    10 hours ago · On average, the Antarctic ice cover is around 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) thick. However, the thickness varies significantly across the continent, with the interior ice sheet reaching over 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in some areas, while the coastal ice shelves are generally much thinner, around 0.2-0.4 kilometers (0.1-0.25 miles) on average.