Scotia Sea
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Summary
Scotia Sea is a sea[1]. It draws 683 Wikipedia views per month (sea category, ranking #44 of 101).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Scotia[3]
- Basin country: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[4]
- Part of: Southern Ocean[5], South Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Commons category: Scotia Sea[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scotia Sea[8]
- Area: 900,000 km²[9]
- Vertical depth: 5840 m[10]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Scotia Sea include Scotia Plate[12], a tectonic plate[13].
Why It Matters
Scotia Sea has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]
Entities named for it include Scotia Plate[12], a tectonic plate[13].