National Geographic has labeled the Southern Ocean as the world's fifth official ocean in light of a growing number of scientists and researchers recognizing the waters swirling around Antarctica as a distinct area.
Understanding the Unthinkable
In the night of 14 April 1912, the unthinkable happened. The mightiest ship afloat, the brand new White Star Line ship
Titanic, was on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. The ship was advertised as unsinkable. And, if unsinkable, why should there be adequate lifeboats for all of the passengers and crew? The ship departed from Southampton on 10 April. Less than five days later, it was at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. More than 1,500 people perished within three hours of striking an iceberg, which ripped the bottom out of the ship.
How this happened is a story told many times. Human hubris, unswerving trust in the infallibility of technology, and the commercial impetus of fast Atlantic passages all contributed to the loss of the ship and the accompanying loss of life. Even as the ship was settling in the waters of an icy North Atlantic, some survivors reported that there was a belief among many passengers that the ship was the
Posted on January 15th, 2021
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest
ocean in the world. It is 70,560,000 km
2
(27,240,000 sq mi) in extent. It is bounded by Asia to the
north, Africa to the west,
Australia to the east and Antarctica to the
south. The Arabian Sea, the Laccadive
Sea, the Somali Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Andaman
Sea are located within the Indian Ocean.
Initially,
only the sea around South Asia was known as Indian Ocean. The western section
was known in ancient times as the Erythraean Sea. Erythraean Sea included the
Persian Gulf and Red Sea. In the 16