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Weddell Sea (wĕd`əl), arm of the Atlantic Ocean, W Antarctica, SE of South America, bordered by the Antarctic Peninsula and Coats Land. The vast Ronne and Filchner ice shelves are at the head of the sea. Named for James Weddell, a British navigator who claimed to have discovered the sea in 1823, it was investigated by the Scottish explorer William Bruce Bruce, William Speirs (spĭrz), 1867–1921, Scottish explorer and authority on the polar regions. ..... Click the link for more information. from 1902 to 1904. It was studied fully during the International Geophysical Year (1957–58) and has since been a site of continuing investigation. Weddell Sea an arm of the S Atlantic in Antarctica How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Nearly all of Shackleton's present fame rests on his great adventure when he rescued his entire crew after his ship, the Endurance, was crushed in the Weddell Sea icepack during his 1915 Antarctic expedition. Great slices of the Larsen-B's leading edge had broken off, filling the Weddell Sea with icebergs and slush. Shackleton's plan was to sledge from his Weddell Sea base to the Ross Sea camp, becoming the first to lead a team of explorers and scientists across the forbidding and still-mysterious terrain of Antarctica. |
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