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Amundsen Sea

American  

noun

  1. an arm of the S Pacific Ocean, in W Antarctica, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land.


Amundsen Sea British  
/ ˈɑːmʊndsən /

noun

  1. a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land

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Finally, oxygen isotopes in the ice are a well-established temperature proxy and could provide the first 20th century temperature record for the Amundsen Sea region.

From Science Magazine Apr. 18, 2024

"Our work provides robust new evidence that glacier retreat in the Amundsen Sea was initiated in the mid-twentieth century, likely associated with climate variability," the scientists write in their paper.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2024

"Our study helps to better understand what factors are most critical in driving thinning and retreat of glaciers draining the West Antarctic ice sheet into the Amundsen Sea," Hillenbrand said.

From Science Daily Feb. 26, 2024

"But in a lot of other places, and certainly in their sector around the Amundsen Sea where the thinning is completely pervasive now - you didn't see that happening until the 1990s."

From BBC Feb. 26, 2024

The two icebreakers will also conduct environmental surveys in the Prydez Bay, the Astronaut Sea in southeast Antarctic, and in the Ross Sea and Amundsen Sea in the west.

From Reuters Nov. 1, 2023

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