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Oceanic islands between the Equator, 60°S, 20°W, and 115°E are the only Southern Hemisphere lands (besides East Timor) outside the five southern nuclear-weapon-free zones. Bouvet Island and the Kerguelen Islands are Antarctic islands on this map but outside the Antarctic NWFZ. Australian islands are parts of the South Pacific NWFZ.
2 Atlantic Ocean. Toggle Atlantic Ocean subsection. 2.1 Along the coast of Europe. ... Islands of the Southern Ocean: Antarctica. Aagaard Islands; Afuera Islands;
The IHO limits of the Atlantic Ocean. This is a list of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is Greenland. Note that the definition of the ocean used by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) excludes the seas, gulfs, bays, etc., bordering the ocean itself. [1]
Pages in category "Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The borders of the oceans are the limits of Earth's oceanic waters.The definition and number of oceans can vary depending on the adopted criteria. The principal divisions (in descending order of area) of the five oceans are the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern (Antarctic) Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, [1] [note 4] comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. [5] With a size of 21,960,000 km 2 (8,480,000 sq mi), it is the second-smallest of the five principal oceanic divisions, smaller than the Pacific ...
Coordinates: 1]: Basin countries: List of bordering countries (not drainage basin), ports: Surface area: 85,133,000 km 2 (32,870,000 sq mi) [2] North Atlantic: 41,490,000 km 2 (16,020,000 sq mi), South Atlantic 40,270,000 km 2 (15,550,000 sq mi) [3]: Average depth: 3,646 m (11,962 ft) [3]: Max. depth: Puerto Rico Trench 8,376 m (27,480 ft) [4]: Water volume: 310,410,900 km 3 (74,471,500 cu mi ...
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia.. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...