Antarctic waters
Frigid polar ocean
Antarctic waters are the seas surrounding Antarctica, generally understood as the waters south of the Antarctic Convergence where cold polar currents meet warmer waters to the north.
The term appears in marine biology, international law, and environmental policy: Fishing in Antarctic waters is regulated by international treaty.
Also called the Southern Ocean.
- sea iceFrozen ocean surface
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
- icefishHemoglobin-free Antarctic fish
- Southern OceanSea around Antarctica
- brineWater saturated with sodium
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- AntarcticaSouth Pole, Amundsen, Scott, penguins, ice sheet
- Polar SeasArctic Ocean, Bering Sea, Southern Ocean, sea ice, pack ice
- Southern Hemisphere watersSouthern Ocean, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea
- whale habitatsocean, sea, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
- cold watersArctic Ocean, polar seas, glacial river, sea ice, glacier lake
- aquatic habitatsocean, sea, river, lake, pond
Antarctic watersArctic Ocean
Earth's northernmost body of water
tropical waters · Bering Sea · North Atlantic · North Pacific
Antarctic waterstropical seas
Warm ocean zones near equator
tropical waters · Caribbean Sea · Red Sea · tropical oceans · warm seas