The peculiarities of the Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean has a few characteristics that make it stand out from the other 4 oceans:
- It’s the only ocean to touch three continents.
- It completely embraces a continent (Antarctica) rather than be embraced by them.
- It is surrounded by the formidably swift Antarctic Circumpolar Current (the ACC).
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