Ross Sea

[ raws see, ros ]

noun

1. the world’s southernmost sea, a deep embayment of the Southern Ocean, extending into Antarctica south of New Zealand: nicknamed the “Last Ocean.”

Ross Sea

noun

1. a large arm of the S Pacific in Antarctica, incorporating the Ross Ice Shelf and lying between Victoria Land and the Edward VII Peninsula

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ross Sea¹

First recorded in 1905–10; named after Sir James Ross, who visited the area in 1841

Example Sentences

A year before our trip through Ross Sea had turned out almost like a pleasure cruise, but that was in the middle of summer.

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It is very curious to find such calm weather in Ross Sea; in the two months we have been here we have hardly had a strong breeze.

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The Barrier is a wall of ice, several hundred miles long, and about 100 feet high, which forms the southern boundary of Ross Sea.

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Two years in succession he sailed from the Pacific into Ross Sea with two ships that had no auxiliary steam-power.

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Volcanic rocks are only found along the coast of Ross Sea and on a range of islands parallel to the coast.

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