威德尔海

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 Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the King Haakon VII Sea. Much of the southern par…
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 Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the King Haakon VII Sea. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
  • Location: Southern Ocean
  • Basin countries: Argentine Antarctica, British Antarctic Territory, partially within the Antarctic Chilean Territory.
  • Surface area: 2,800,000 km² (1,081,100 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 500 m (1,640 ft)
  • Max. depth: 5,148 m (16,890 ft)
  • Frozen: partially
  • Type: Sea

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