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Southern Ocean

Southern Ocean proper noun: the portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.

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Proper noun

the Southern Ocean

  1. The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.

Southern Ocean meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Southern Ocean in Hindi

the ocean surrounding Antarctica
दक्षिणध्रुवीय महासागर dakṣiṇadhruvīya mahāsāgar

Southern Ocean in Tamil

the ocean surrounding Antarctica
தென்முனைப் பெருங்கடல் teṉmuṉaip peruṅkaṭal

Southern Ocean in Marathi

the ocean surrounding Antarctica
दक्षिणी महासागर dakṣiṇī mahāsāgar

Southern Ocean in Urdu

the ocean surrounding Antarctica
بحر منجمد جنوبی bahr munjamid janūbī
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Southern Ocean in Bengali
দক্ষিণ মহাসাগর dokkhin mohaśagor
Southern Ocean in Telugu
దక్షిణ మహాసముద్రం dakṣiṇa mahāsamudraṁ
Southern Ocean in Malayalam
ദക്ഷിണ സമുദ്രം dakṣiṇa samudraṁ
Southern Ocean in Kannada
ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಮಹಾಸಾಗರ dakṣiṇa mahāsāgara
Southern Ocean in Punjabi
ਦੱਖਣੀ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ dakkhaṇī mahānsāgar
Southern Ocean in Gujarati
દક્ષિણ મહાસાગર dakṣiṇ mahāsāgar
Southern Ocean in Nepali
अन्टार्क्टिक महासागर anṭārkṭik mahāsāgar
Southern Ocean in Tagalog
Katimugang Karagatan
Southern Ocean in Arabic
اَلْمُحِيط اَلْمُتَجَمِّد اَلْجَنُوبِيّ al-muḥīṭ al-mutajammid al-janūbiyy, اَلْمُحِيط اَلْجَنُوبِيّ al-muḥīṭ al-janūbiyy
Southern Ocean in Malay
Lautan Selatan
Southern Ocean in Indonesian
Samudra Antartik
Southern Ocean in Persian
اقیانوس منجمد جنوبی oqyânus-e monjamed-e janubi
Southern Ocean in Thai
มหาสมุทรใต้ máhăa sàmùt dtâi
Southern Ocean in Vietnamese
Nam Đại Dương
Southern Ocean in Myanmar
တောင်ပိုင်းသမုဒ္ဒရာ taungpuing:sa.mudda.ra

Synonyms of Southern Ocean

Origin of Southern Ocean

Formally adopted by the International Hydrographic Bureau's Limits of Oceans and Seas in 1928. (Omitted from the current 3rd edition, but restored in the draft 4th edition awaiting ratification.) A proprialization from southern ocean.

Questions about Southern Ocean

What does Southern Ocean mean?
Southern Ocean means the portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.
What is Southern Ocean in Hindi?
Southern Ocean in Hindi is दक्षिणध्रुवीय महासागर (dakṣiṇadhruvīya mahāsāgar). See Southern Ocean meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Southern Ocean?
Southern Ocean is a proper noun.

Words near Southern Ocean in the dictionary

  1. Southern Midlands
  2. Southern Min
  3. Southern Ming
  4. Southern Mongolia
  5. Southern Ndebele
  6. Southern Ocean
  7. Southern Ohlone
  8. Southern Oscillation
  9. Southern Pentecostal
  10. Southern Pentecostals
  11. southern pig-tailed macaque

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