South Atlantic Ocean

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But Oceanwide is grappling with the fallout from a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a recent voyage that included stops to remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Just days after its first-quarter earnings report, Moderna was thrust back into the spotlight amid growing concern that an outbreak on a cruise ship in the South Atlantic Ocean could spill over into something bigger.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

She traveled aboard a British research vessel across the South Atlantic Ocean and the Southern Ocean, moving from the South African coast to the edge of the Weddell Gyre's ice zone and back.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

It was recorded March 9 near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of nearly 2,000 feet, according to a news release from the nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

Position and Physical Features of St. Helena.—This island is situated nearly in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, being more than 1,100 miles from the coast of Africa, and 1,800 from South America.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel