National Geographic recognized existence of the fifth ocean — Southern

Since 1915 the National Geographic magazine started creating world maps on which four oceans were noted: Silent, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic — since June 8 they will be added by the fifth, Southern ocean, reports an edition site. "The southern ocean is recognized long ago by scientists but as at the international level there was no uniform agreement, we did not include it officially" — the member of National geographical society Teyt Alex speaks. Earlier geographers argued on, whether waters around Antarctica possess unique characteristics that would allow to recognize them as the ocean, or are continuation Silent...