Weddell Sea

[ wed-l, wuh-del ]

noun

1. an arm of the Atlantic, E of Antarctic Peninsula.

Weddell Sea

/ ˈwɛdəl /

noun

1. an arm of the S Atlantic in Antarctica

Example Sentences

For the first time we can see the vessel, which sank in 1915 and lies 3,000m down at the bottom of the Weddell Sea, as if the murky water has been drained away.

From BBC

A standout moment on Tamara's nine-week expedition in Antarctica's Weddell Sea was when two seals bobbed up to the surface to take a deeper breath after falling asleep alongside the ship.

From BBC

It broke free from the Antarctic coastline way back in 1986, but then almost immediately got stuck in the bottom-muds of the Weddell Sea.

From BBC

They found that as the Weddell Sea current flowed around Maud Rise, the turbulent eddies moved salt onto the top of the sea mount.

From Science Daily

The region under study is the Brunt Ice Shelf, which is the floating protrusion of glaciers that have flowed off the continent into the Weddell Sea.

From BBC