The newest body of water makes it the second-smallest, after the Arctic. Four oceans or five? It's #WorldOceansDay🌊 and National Geographic ... the Southern Ocean to the world map, according ...

with the Arctic Ocean being the smallest. National Geographic made this announcement official on “World Oceans Day,” which was June 8.

The National Geographic Society is changing the world map. The 130-year-old exploration ... Antarctica will now be known as the Southern Ocean — the planet’s fifth ocean.

National Geographic ... “We’re really talking about ocean regions, and there’s traditionally been the four: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic. But for many, many years, scientists ...

The fifth ocean will be reflected on National Geographic maps in accordance with the organization's Map Policy. Tuesday's announcement is part of Planet Possible, National Geographic's new ...

For the first time in over a century, there's a new ocean on the map. That's according to National Geographic ... it the fifth ocean alongside the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific.

National Geographic announced Tuesday that it is officially recognizing the body of water surrounding the Antarctic as the Earth's fifth ocean: the Southern Ocean. NBC News reports the change ...

National Geographic ... Ocean, but it made it official this week, cartographically speaking, adding the body of water around Antarctica to its maps along with the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and ...