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