Weddell Sea - Wikipedia
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula . The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at …
Weddell Sea | Map, Facts, & Antarctica | Britannica
2024年12月17日 · Weddell Sea, large embayment of the Antarctic coastline that forms a deep southward extension of the Southern Ocean. The Weddell Sea is bounded on the west by the Antarctic Peninsula, on the east by Coats Land of East Antarctica, and on the extreme south by frontal barriers of the Filchner and Ronne ice shelves.
Weddell Sea - WorldAtlas
2021年8月28日 · The Weddell Sea is an extension of the Southern Ocean located between West Antarctica’s Antarctic Peninsula and East Antarctica’s Coats Land. The heavily iced sea contains the Weddell Gyre and is part of an area claimed by Argentina, Britain, and Chile.
Weddell Sea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scarred and chiseled sea ice in the Weddell Sea. The sea is named after the British sailor James Weddell who entered the sea in 1823. The Weddell Seal is one of the animals that live in the area. The Weddell Sea has said by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea.
What it's like to cross Antarctica's Weddell Sea - National …
2024年2月5日 · Described by Sir Ernest Shackleton as “the worst sea in the world”, the Weddell is legendary for its immense tabular icebergs, year-round sea ice and its role in maritime history — the latter...
Weddell Sea - Encyclopedia Westarctica
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre, one of two circulating ocean currents in Antarctic waters. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape ...
What makes the Weddell Sea region so special?
2024年6月18日 · Positioned on the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Weddell Sea is characterised by denser pack-ice conditions. It’s a real adventure to explore as every day is different, and accessibility is very dependent on ice and weather conditions.
The Ways and Wildlife of the Weddell Sea - Oceanwide Expeditions
The Weddell Sea is located off the coast of Antarctica, at the very south of the Atlantic. Its geographical location is 75 degrees south and 47 degrees west, and it covers the Argentine, Chilean, and British territories of Antarctica.
The Weddell Sea - British Antarctic Survey
The Weddell Sea is named after James Weddell, Master, RN, who commanded the sailing brig Jane of Greenock on three privately organised voyages to the Antarctic at a time when he was on naval half-pay, following the end of the Napoleonic wars. Weddell was alone among the early British sealers in leaving a record of his explorations in book form ...
James Weddell - Wikipedia
James Weddell FRSE (24 August 1787 – 9 September 1834) was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in February 1823 sailed to latitude of 74° 15′ S—a record 7.69 degrees or 532 statute miles south of the Antarctic Circle—and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.