Sailors in the 16th-18th century dreaded "rounding the horn" because of strong winds and heavy seas.Cape Horn is about latitude 55°S at the tip of South America.These sailors considered this a passage from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans,but this ocean is now often called ________.
A)the Southern Ocean
B)the Antarctic Ocean
C)the Australian Ocean
D)the Indian Ocean

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The ocean surrounding Cape Horn is now commonly referred to as the Southern Ocean.

Sailors in the 16th-18th Century Dreaded "Rounding the Horn" Because