Bellingshausen Sea

American  

1. an arm of the S Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Antarctica.

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Bellingshausen Sea British  

/ ˈbɛlɪŋzˌhaʊzən /

noun

1. an area of the S Pacific Ocean off the coast of Antarctica

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Etymology

Origin of Bellingshausen Sea

named after Fabian Gottlieb Bellingshausen (1778–1852), Russian explorer

Example Sentences

Four of the five breeding sites near the Bellingshausen Sea studied likely had zero chicks that survived the breeding season.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2023

Researchers used satellite imagery to look at breeding colonies in a region near Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

The birds faced their first regional disaster around the Bellingshausen Sea, located to the west of a long peninsula that stretches north from West Antarctica.

From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2023

Four out of five emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea region very likely lost their chicks late last year because of disappearing sea ice underneath their breeding grounds, according to a new study.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2023

The colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea —about 10,000 breeding pairs in total—represent just a small fraction of the total population, thought to be more than 250,000 breeding pairs.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2023