Bellingshausen Sea


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

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Bellingshausen Sea

/ (ˈbɛlɪŋzˌhaʊzən) /


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

Origin of Bellingshausen Sea

1
named after Fabian Gottlieb Bellingshausen (1778–1852), Russian explorer

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