!!!Southern Ocean: Transportation
||Ports and terminals|''major seaport(s)'': McMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarctica \\ ''note'': few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of the Southern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most to short periods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most Antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels \\ 
||Transportation - note|Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal