Ross Sea

American  

[raws see, ros] / ˈrɔs ˈsi, ˈrɒs /

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.”

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Ross Sea British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Ross Sea

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

Example Sentences

It has happened to other penguin colonies - an iceberg blocked a group in the Ross Sea for several years, leading to no breeding success, he explains.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Shero’s team, for example, requires a helicopter or snowmobiles for a daily commute from McMurdo over the frozen Ross Sea to the foot of snow-covered Mount Erebus, an active volcano.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 13, 2023

The Laura Bassi vessel reached a point with the coordinates of 78° 44.280 S in the Bay of Whales in the Ross Sea, according to Italy’s National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

Since constructing its first research station in Antarctica in 1985, known as “Great Wall,” China has built at least four others: Zhongshan, Kunlun, Taishan and a base on Inexpressible Island in the Ross Sea area.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2023

The whole Strait was now open water to the N. of Cape Armitage, with the frost smoke rising everywhere from it, and full of pieces of floating ice, all going up N. to Ross Sea.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon