THE SOUTHERN OCEAN 15 



rtieridians, while it was cut short to the south 

 by the Antarctic Ocean. This classification of 

 the oceans has been so widely accepted by the 

 compilers of British atlases, that it is in common 

 use. Modifications in this simple scheme are, 

 however, necessary. Thus the Antarctic Ocean, 



Fig. I -Map of Antarctica. 



which is defined as occupying the area within 

 the Antarctic circle, must be abandoned ; for 

 within that limit there is probably far more land 

 than sea. Instead of the Antarctic area being 

 occupied by ocean, it appears to consist of a 

 great land mass, into which two seas the 

 Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea, project pole- 

 ward from the oceans that lie to the north. A 



