Of the 68 members in the International Hydrographic Organization, 27 voted in favor of it, with only Argentina opposing it.
Of the 68 members in the International Hydrographic Organization, 27 voted in favor of it, with only Argentina opposing it. At approximately 20 million square kilometers and about twice the size of the United States, it surrounds Antarctica across all degrees of longitude and up to a northern boundary of 60 degrees South latitude. FTP, name this newly named ocean, chosen by a vote of 18 to 10 over the alternate name, Antarctic Ocean.
Of the 68 members in the International Hydrographic Organization, 27 voted in favor of it, with only Argentina opposing it.
the {Southern} Ocean