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National Geographic announced it was recognizing the body of water encircling the Antarctic as the Earth's fifth ocean: the Southern Ocean.

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National Geographic now recognizes five world oceans, including the Southern Ocean, which it defines as most of the waters surrounding Antarctica out to 60 degrees south latitude. (National ...

National Geographic said it hopes that separately identifying the Southern Ocean will highlight the region's unique conservation needs.

The National Geographic Society marked World Oceans Day on Tuesday by declaring that the waters around Antarctica will now be known as the Southern Ocean — the planet’s fifth ocean.

National Geographic said it hopes that separately identifying the Southern Ocean will highlight the region's unique conservation needs.