Southern Ocean – the inclement sea surroundings of the icy continent

• Published in: Ice and Snow
• Main Authors: V. Ionov V., V. Lukin V., В. Ионов В., В. Лукин В.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: IGRAS 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica;first confirmed sighting;Russian Antarctic Expedition;sloops «Vostok» and «Mirnyy»; Антарктида;первое подтверждённое обнаружение;Русская Антарктическая экспедиция;шлюпы «Восток» и «Мирный»; Arctic; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; South Pole; Южный Океан; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole; Антарктида
• Online Access: https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/898; https://doi.org/10.31857/S2076673421020091

The latest in a series of Great Geographical Discoveries was the finding of a southern ice continent in 1820. It was long expected, but very late for different reasons. Among the main ones are the physical and geographical characteristics of the Southern Polar Region of the Earth, which was discovered...