Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion

Summary

Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion is a MEOW marine ecoregion^[1].

Key Facts

• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion is on the body of water Southern Ocean^[2].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion is on the body of water Weddell Sea^[3].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[4].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's instance of is recorded as MEOW marine ecoregion^[5].
• Antarctic Peninsula is named after Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion^[6].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's part of is recorded as Scotia Sea marine province^[7].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's described by source is recorded as Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas^[8].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as South Shetland Islands marine ecoregion^[9].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as Weddell Sea marine ecoregion^[10].
• Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as Amundsen/Bellingshausen Sea marine ecoregion^[11].

Body

Geography

Adjacent water bodies include Southern Ocean^[2], an ocean^[12] and Weddell Sea^[3], a marginal sea^[13]. Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[4]. Its part of is recorded as Scotia Sea marine province^[7].

Designation and Status

Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion's instance of is recorded as MEOW marine ecoregion^[5].

History and Context

Antarctic Peninsula is named after Antarctic Peninsula marine ecoregion^[6].