The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 2000 to 2025 Oceans
Geography - note Southern Ocean, in 26 editions.
The entry for Southern Ocean published Geography - note in 26 editions of 26, from 2000 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 2
- the first edition with it
- 2000
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geography - note” (2000 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 7 editions, 2000 to 2006.
- the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica;
- the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean;
- it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the very cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north;
- the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds
the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the very cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds
The same text in 17 editions, 2007 to 2023.
- the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica;
- the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean;
- it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north;
- the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds
the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the very cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica;
- the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean;
- it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north;
- the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic, coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds
the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic Atlantic, coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Southern Ocean: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 2000–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/southern-ocean/geography-note.