Amundsen Sea

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Amundsen Sea, arm of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, bordered by Thurston Island and Cape Dart. Off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, the sea was named after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen Amundsen, Roald (Roald Engelbregt Grauning Amundsen) , 1872–1928, Norwegian polar explorer; the first person to reach the South Pole. He served (1897–99) as first mate on the Belgica
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Amundsen Sea

a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land

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No references found			Sea ice measurements will be collected from the Amundsen Sea, where local warming suggests the ice may be thinning. Airborne survey to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers ... by Asian News International Even "more ominous" are the current accelerations of ice flow into the Amundsen Sea Embayment in Antarctica, he wrote. Sea rise from Antarctic ice melt overestimated: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition Similar studies of glaciers entering the Amundsen Sea, some 1,200 miles away in West Antarctica, show them doubling their flow since the 1990s. The big meltdown: something's happening at both poles by Woodard, Colin / E			Amrouche, Jean el Mouhouve Amru al-Kais AMS Amsdorf, Nikolaus von AMSS Amstelveen Amsterdam Amsterdam, Anthony G. Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank Amtman-Briedit, Alfred Amtman-Briedit, Alfred Fritsevich Amtorg Trading Corporation amtrac Amtrak AMTRAN amu Amu Darya Amu Darya Treasure Amudaria Amulet Amunategui, Miguel Luis Amunátegui, Miguel Luis Amundsen Amundsen Depression Amundsen Gulf Amundsen Sea Amundsen, Roald Amur Amur Basin River Ports Amur Bay Amur Cossack Host Amur Estuary Amur Flotilla Amur Ivy Amur Neolithic Cultures Amur Oblast Amur River Amur-Sanan, Anton Amur-Sanan, Anton Mudrenovich Amur-Zeia Plateau Amurath Amursana Amursk amusement park AMV Amvrosievka Amvrosievka Camp Amvrosii Amvrosii Buchma Amvrosii Maksimilianovich Buchma amychophobia			Amulet of Yendor Amulet Second Pentacle Of Jupiter Amulet Yin Yang Amuletic Amulets Amulets Amulets, Use and Abuse of Amulets, Use and Abuse of AMUM Amun Amun Amun Amun Ra Amun Re Amun's horn Amun's horn Amun's horn Amun's horns Amun's horns Amun's horns Amun-ra Amun-re Amunategui, Miguel Luis Amunátegui, Miguel Luis AMUNC Amundsen Amundsen Amundsen Depression Amundsen Gulf Amundsen Gulf Amundsen Sea Amundsen, Roald Amundsen, Roald Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Amunet Amunhotep I AMUNIC AMUP Amuq Valley Regional Project Amur Amur Amur Amur Basin River Ports Amur Bay Amur cork tree Amur cork tree Amur Cossack Host Amur Cossacks Amur Estuary Amur Flotilla Amur Ivy Amur krai Amur Neolithic Cultures Amur Oblast Amur privet Amur Province Amur region Amur River Amur River Amur, Russia

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