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[[Image:Southern Ocean.gif|thumb|right|Southern Ocean]]
[[Image:Southern Ocean.gif|thumb|right|Southern Ocean]]
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 S [[Lines of latitude|latitude]], a border chosen to include the [[Antarctic Circumpolar Current]].
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 S [[Lines of latitude|latitude]], a border chosen to include the [[Antarctic Circumpolar Current]].
Most [[Australia]]ns consider the Southern Ocean to extend further north than the official definition, to meet the south coast of Australia.
Most [[Australia]]ns consider the Southern Ocean to extend further north than the official definition, to meet the south coast of Australia.