Which one of the following statements is false about Antarctic Ocean?
This Ocean is the youngest Ocean and was formed 40 million years ago.
Among the given statements, the one identified as false is: 'This Ocean is the youngest Ocean and was formed 40 million years ago.' While this age (roughly when the Drake Passage opened, separating Antarctica from South America) is sometimes cited for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, describing the Southern Ocean itself as the 'youngest ocean' in this way does not hold up. The other three statements — about it being the fourth largest ocean, the mixing boundary with sub-Antarctic water, and the summer ice coverage — are considered accurate per the official key.
Important Questions from Geography (World Geography)
The soil ideal for growing cotton is:
In which ocean is the island country Fiji situated?
Which of the following is Prime Meridian?
- Considering the average distance between the Sun and Earth, approximately how much time does it take for sunlight to reach our planet? (Assume the average Earth-Sun distance is approximately $1 \text{ AU} \approx 149.6 \times 10^6 \text{ km}$ and the speed of light in a vacuum is $c \approx 2.998 \times 10^5 \text{ km/s}$)
- Considering only distinct parallels of latitude drawn at integer degree intervals, and excluding the geographical North and South Poles themselves, what is the total number of such latitude lines that can be identified on a standard globe?
