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National Geographic announced this week, on World Oceans Day (June 8), that the Southern Ocean will be joining the ranks of official oceandom.

National Geographic announced it was recognizing the body of water encircling the Antarctic as the Earth's fifth ocean: the Southern Ocean.

The National Geographic Society marked World Oceans Day on Tuesday by declaring that the waters around Antarctica will now be known as the Southern Ocean — the planet’s fifth ocean.

National Geographic said it hopes that separately identifying the Southern Ocean will highlight the region's unique conservation needs.