Weddell Sea
Americannoun
noun
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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 • Aug. 28, 2024
It is also still unclear how the microplastics make their way to the Weddell Sea in the first place and whether they ever leave the region.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
A 23-meter-long sailboat set off last week from Argentina for Antarctica’s Weddell Sea with eight scientists, lots of cloacal swabs, and a genetic fingerprinting machine aboard.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2024
She and her colleagues aim to study processes in the Weddell Sea that absorb carbon from the atmosphere and lock it up in the ocean.
From National Geographic • Jan. 24, 2024
Having crossed the Weddell Sea, Shackleton would make landfall at the best opportunity, and then set out across the continent.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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