Weddell Sea
part of the Southern Ocean between Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula
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The Weddell Sea is located in Antarctica.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
- Continent: Antarctica[4]
- Named after: James Weddell[5]
- Part of: Southern Ocean[6]
- Commons category: Weddell Sea[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Weddell Sea[8]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
- Area: 2,800,000 km²[11]
- Vertical depth: 6820 m[12]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Weddell Sea include weddellite[14], a mineral species[15] and Weddell Gyre[16], an ocean gyre[17].
Why It Matters
Weddell Sea has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for it include weddellite[14], a mineral species[15] and Weddell Gyre[16], an ocean gyre[17].