U.S. Southern Ocean Global Ecosystems Dynamics Program

• Published in: Oceanography
• Main Authors: Hofmann, Eileen E., Klinck, John M., Costa, Dan P., Daly, Kendra L., Torres, Joseph J., Fraser, William R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2002
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Elephant Island; Shackleton; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Wordie; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/843; https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2002.22; https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/msc_facpub/article/1858/viewcontent/15_2_hofmann.pdf

The first scientific exploration of the Antarctic dates to the end of the seventeenth century, when Sir Edmund Halley ventured just south of the Polar Front (about 60°S). During the following century, many scientific expeditions were undertaken to explore and describe the vast oceans surrounding the...