The [[Southern Ocean]] was defined by the International Hydrographic Organization in 2000 through a vote of member states.<ref>http://findanswers.noaa.gov/noaa.answers/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=595&start=121</ref> It extends from Antarctica to 60 degrees N latitude, a border chosen to include the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.<ref>https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/oo.html</ref> | The [[Southern Ocean]] was defined by the International Hydrographic Organization in 2000 through a vote of member states.<ref>http://findanswers.noaa.gov/noaa.answers/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=595&start=121</ref> It extends from Antarctica to 60 degrees N latitude, a border chosen to include the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.<ref>https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/oo.html</ref> |