In 2000, the Southern Ocean is the newest ocean recognized by the International Hydrographic Organization. It borders Antarctica in its entirety.In terms of size, it’s the fourth-largest at 20,327,000 square kilometers. It extends out to 60 degrees South latitude.It’s an extreme environment and is the least understood of the 5 oceans. This is because it is unexplored, far from populated areas, and has a severe climate.Despite the Southern Ocean being unexplored, about 80% of all oceans in the world are unexplored. There’s still a lot of work to do for ocean exploration.

The continent of Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.

Northern Atlantic Ocean

Southern Atlantic Ocean

Northern Pacific Ocean

Southern Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Southern Ocean

Arctic Ocean

The Southern Ocean is 7.848 million square miles in size. The Southern Ocean is located at the bottom of Earth and surrounds Antarctica.

The ocean surrounding the Antarctic continent is the Southern Ocean.