The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 2000 to 2025 Oceans
Climate Southern Ocean, in 26 editions.
The entry for Southern Ocean published Climate in 26 editions of 26, from 2000 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Climate in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 2
- the first edition with it
- 2000
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Climate” (2000 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024- sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Centigrade to -2 degrees Centigrade;
- cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean;
- the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth;
- in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Centigrade;
- at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Centigrade to -2 degrees Centigrade; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Centigrade; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
The same text in 20 editions, 2001 to 2020.
- sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius;
- cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean;
- the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth;
- in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius;
- at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Centigrade Celsius to -2 degrees Centigrade; Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Centigrade; Celsius; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
Published as “Climate”
- sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius;
- cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean;
- the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth;
- in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius;
- at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
Published as “Climate”
- sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius;
- cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean;
- the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth;
- in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius;
- at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Southern Ocean: Climate.” The World Factbook, 2000–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/southern-ocean/climate.