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Antarctic Ocean

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Antarctic Ocean
The waters surrounding Antarctica, actually the southern extensions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.

Antarctic Ocean
n
(Placename) the sea surrounding Antarctica, consisting of the most southerly parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans Also called Southern Ocean
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Noun1.Antarctic Ocean - the southern waters surrounding AntarcticaAntarctic Ocean - the southern waters surrounding Antarctica
Antarctic, Antarctic Zone, South Frigid Zone - the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south
Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world
Translations
Antarctic Ocean nocéan m antarctique, océan m austral
Antarctic Ocean
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Antarctic Ocean n the Antarctic Oceanl'Oceano antartico


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