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Southern Ocean Articles

The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.

Slideshow

A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.

Overview

The Arctic and The Antarctic

a large iceberg

Video

National Ice Center Monitors the Arctic and Antarctic

a cold water dive

Video

Cold Water Diving with WHOI

the front of an ice breaker

Video

Sea Ice in its Ever-Changing Forms