Katabatic winds from the ice cap drive a surface flow, which in the Southern Hemisphere turns clockwise (Ekman transport) and forms a strong, Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) which encircles the continent.

Wind and Ice (Hydrologic) Loops
Water vapor evaporated from the ocean is transported to the center of the ice cap where it falls as snow, becomes compacted, returns to the ocean as ice and icebergs, and melts to be evaporated once again. The Wind Loop is entrained in both the Ocean Circulation and IceLoops. The Ice Loop is entrained in the Wind Loops, and the Ocean Circulation Loop.

Mantle Loop
The Mantle Loop acts on all the other loops by effecting loops in the ocean, atmosphere, ice, and ecosystems. All these loops are entrained in the Mantle Loop.

Other Loops
Some other loops mentioned in the story, although not prominent, include the yearly travels of the Blue Whale, the life cycle of diatoms, the whirling of cyclonic storms, motions of the solar system, and spinning galaxies.

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