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ThedivisionofoceansandseasinLimitsofoceansandseas(SpecialPublica-
tionNo23)3rdEdition1953oftheInternationalHydrographicOrganization(IHO)
isstillinforceiItisthedivisionoftheglobaloceanintothethreemainoceansofthe
worldiDespitecontemporaryattemptstochangethisdivision,nonewupdateof
thispublicationhasbeenissuediThereareotherdivisionsinliteratureandpubli-
cationsthatdonotfindtheirplaceintheofficialIHOpublicationiOntheotherhand,
thesedivisionsoftenhavedifferentbasesfordefiningthemi
TheIHOpublicationLimitsofoceansandseasproposed,asdescribedinthe
text,andshowninthethreeaccompanyingdiagrams,havebeendrawnupsolelyfor
theconvenienceofNationalHydrographicOfficeswhencompilingtheirSailingDi-
rections,NoticestoMariners,etcitoensurethatallsuchpublicationsheadedwith
thenameofanOceanorSeawilldealwiththesamearea,andtheyarenottobe
regardedasrepresentingtheresultoffullgeographicstudy;thebathymetricresults
ofvariousoceanographicexpeditionshavehoweverbeentakenintoconsideration
sofaraspossible,anditisthereforehopedthatthesedelimitationswillalsoprove
acceptabletoOceanographersiTheselimitshavenopoliticalsignificancewhatso-
ever[40]i
ThethreemapsincludedintheIHOpublicationLimitsofoceansandseas
(S23)areshowninFigures5,6,and7belowi
Figure5iLimitsofoceansandseas(Sheet1ofS23)[40]
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