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The Southern Ocean got its name because it is made up of the southernmost waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The Southern Ocean is also called the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean.

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the options for names where either the southern ocean or the antarctic the southern won 18 to fourteen votes. the voters were members of the international hydrographic organization.

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