Southern Ocean Profil Geographie 2017

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Geographische Koordinaten60 00 S, 90 00 E (nominally), but the Southern Ocean has the unique distinction of being a large circumpolar body of water totally encircling the continent of Antarctica; this ring of water lies between 60 degrees south latitude and the coast of Antarctica and encompasses 360 degrees of longitude
KontinentAntarktis
Flächeninhalttotal: 20.327 million sq km
note: includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Küstenlänge17.968 km

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version März 31, 2017