Subantarctic
Sign in to savethumb|300px|The Antarctic region and its boundary, the Antarctic Convergence
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15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Influence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and thermohaline circulation
- Definition of subantarctic: political versus scientific
- Subantarctic islands
- Subantarctic glaciers
- Climate
- Impact of climate change on SAMW
- Flora and fauna
- Subantarctic island example
- Retreat of subantarctic glaciers
- Glaciers of Heard Island
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|300px|The Antarctic region and its boundary, the Antarctic Convergence
The sub-Antarctic zone is a physiographic region in the Southern Hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° and 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands in the southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, especially those situated north of the Antarctic Convergence. Subantarctic glaciers are, by definition, located on islands within the subantarctic region. All glaciers located on the continent of Antarctica are by definition considered to be Antarctic glaciers.