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The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica. No other continents border this ocean.
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Name the three oceans that border the Antarctic?
The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica, but you may be thinking of the South Atlantic, the South Pacific and the Southern Indian Oceans which all feed the Southern Ocean north of 60 degrees S.
What are three areas where plate boundaries may be located?
Middle of the ocean floor, around the edges of the continents, and within the continents.
Where is Ocean City New Jersey?
In Cape May County on its extreme northeatern border with the Atlantic Ocean.
What five continents are touching the atlantic ocean?
There are only four continents that touch the Atlantic: North and South America, Europe, and Africa. You may have been thinking of Antarctica, although the continent is completely surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What is the Southern Current circling Antarctica?
You may be thinking of the Antarctic Deep Water current that feeds the Southern Ocean and its circulation patterns.
What year did the IWC declare Antarctic waters a whale sanctuary?
You may be thinking of the 1982 Moratorium, which did not specifically mention the Southern Ocean, but did cover whales in whatever ocean on Earth where they exist.
Which of the worlds ocean is the youngest?
The Arctic Ocean is considered the youngest of the world's oceans. It formed approximately 65 million years ago as a result of tectonic plate movements that created the deep basin that now holds the Arctic Ocean.
How many Canadian provinces are in the pacific ocean?
Sovereign States that border the Pacific OceanCanada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Japan and the Russian Federation. Western States of the United States of America:Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, HawaiiFour states on the East of Australia:Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and QueenslandOther countries may have districts or provinces that border the Pacific Ocean as well. Then we have to ask: Is a Province a State by just another name?Actually there are three continents that do not touch the Pacific Ocean, if you accept that the Southern Ocean is a separate Ocean. The continents are Antarctica, Europe and Africa. Otherwise it is Europe and Africa.
Why does water in the Antarctic appear red?
You may be describing a photographic phenomenon of a setting sun colour on a pressure ridge. Water in the Southern Ocean is not red.
How might global warming affect the continents in the distant future?
Global warming may cause the ocean to rise. If the ocean rises, then many places that are below sea level will flood.
Which part of Antarctica faces the Pacific Ocean and South America?
You may be thinking of the Antarctic Peninsula. Note that Drake Passage marks the division between the Atlantic and the Pacific. As well, Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What state borders the Arctic Ocean as well as the pacific ocean?
It is Alaska. The Arctic Ocean is the body of saltwater that surrounds the northern polar ice cap. The only US state to border the Arctic Ocean is Alaska.
