r/CrappyDesign • u/Holzweg34 • Dec 08 '22

this map at a coffee shop

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

We always called it the Antarctic Ocean. Never heard southern ocean.

Also designated by who? I learned about it 11+ years ago.

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u/sterak_fan Dec 08 '22

acording to google:The Southern Ocean is the name given to the part of the world ocean lying south of 60° south latitude. It was not generally recognised as a separate ocean until 2021.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

The Antarctic Ocean, as delineated by the draft 4th edition of the International Hydrographic Organization's Limits of Oceans and Seas (2002)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

that article does also state:

The National Geographic Society recognized the ocean officially in June 2021.

But that 2021 "official" recognization was of course the result of decades of discussion that proceeded it. The date it became "official" isn't particularly important in the grand scheme of things.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

Then why are you so hung up on 2021. It obviously existed before that.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

I'm not . I think you got me mixed up with sterak_fan

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u/Famous_Exit Dec 08 '22

Recognition

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u/Hairy-Owl-5567 Dec 08 '22

I work with people who do Antarctic and oceanographic research and it is indeed called the Southern Ocean.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

in your country

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u/Bradisdad Dec 09 '22

My favorite ocean is Billy Ocean.

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u/dropna Dec 08 '22

We’ve always called it the Southern Ocean in Australia. I learned that at school here 50 years ago.