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A new map of the seafloor of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica provides the most accurate representation of this vast area to date. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBSCO) has taken five years to compile and update this map, which was first published in 2013.
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The reason behind how the water masses and ocean currents tend to shift and affect climate change has been determined with the help of the features of the ocean floor. Also, biodiversity has been impacted by seafloor landforms.