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Southern Ocean

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The US Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sits hove-to ice on the frozen Ross Sea, Antarctica, on 6 January 2022. Polar Star is the America’s sole operating heavy icebreaker and the most powerful nonnuclear icebreaker in the world. Photo courtesy of the US Coast Guard/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero.
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Geography

Major ocean currents

Major World Ocean Currents:
Major World Ocean Currents

Bathymetry

Figure 1. Profile of the sea floor:
Figure 1. Profile of the sea floor
Figure 2. Southern Ocean:
Figure 2. Southern Ocean
Figure 3. Antarctica - Pacific Ocean view:
Figure 3. Antarctica - Pacific Ocean view
Figure 4. Antarctica - Atlantic and Indian Ocean view:
Figure 4. Antarctica - Atlantic and Indian Ocean view

Elevation

Distance Sunlight Travels in the Ocean:
Distance Sunlight Travels in the Ocean

Environment

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Transportation

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