National Geographic image by Matthew W. Chwastyk, and Soren Walljasper, NGM Staff. Eric Knight Sources: NASA/JPL; Green Marble

The world just got a new ocean, according to National Geographic

National Geographic has been mapping since 1915.

For the last 106 years, this famous publication has listed four oceans on Earth: the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic. Those maps are currently being redrawn.

The magazine has designated the fifth sea. The ice sea that surrounds Antarctica below 60 degrees south latitude is officially called the Antarctic Ocean.

Image: Matthew W. Chwastyk and Greg Ugiansky, NG Staff | Sources: NASA/JPL; International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

This move is important as well as adding another name that elementary school students should remember. The Antarctic Ocean is separated from the North Sea by a high-speed ocean current that orbits the earth from west to east around Antarctica in a belt shape centered at 60 degrees south latitude.

According to the magazine, the waters south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current are colder, ecologically distinctive, and home to thousands of species that cannot live anywhere on Earth.

“The Antarctic Ocean contains a unique and fragile marine ecosystem that is home to wonderful marine life such as whales, penguins and seals,” said Enric Sarah, one of the leaders of National Geographic's Mission Blue program.

“Everyone agrees that glaciers are bluer, the air is colder, the mountains are more intimidating, and the landscape,” said Seth Sikola-Bodie, a marine scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Is more attractive than anywhere else. “

The fifth sea certification in the world, formalized on World Oceans Day on June 8, aims to promote conservation in areas where industrial fisheries have long devastated krill and patagonia toothfish populations. is.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, however, has used the name since 1999. And in February of this year, NOAA officially recognized the Southern Ocean as distinct.

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