Weddell Sea

proper noun

Part of the Southern Ocean, its land boundaries defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula.

“Much of the southern part of the Weddell Sea is permanently covered by the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.”

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Meanings

proper nounthe Weddell Sea
  1. Part of the Southern Ocean, its land boundaries defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula.

    Much of the southern part of the Weddell Sea is permanently covered by the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.

Origin

Named in 1900 after the Scottish sailor James Weddell, who entered the sea in 1823 and originally named it after King George IV.

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Translations

Polish Morze Weddella
  • Morze Weddellasea of Antarctica
Cite this entry
APA

Weddell Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weddell%20Sea

MLA

“Weddell Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weddell%20Sea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Weddell Sea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weddell%20Sea.

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