Weddell Sea

American

[wed-l, wuh-del] / ˈwɛd l, wəˈdɛl /

noun

an arm of the Atlantic, E of Antarctic Peninsula.

Weddell Sea British

/ ˈwɛdəl /

noun

an arm of the S Atlantic in Antarctica

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They examined wildlife at 10 sites across the South Shetland Islands, the northern Weddell Sea, and the Antarctic Peninsula.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

But analysis of the data from an expedition in spring 2021 shows that environmental pollution from these tiny plastic particles is a bigger problem in the remote Weddell Sea than was previously known.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

A 23-meter-long sailboat set off last week from Argentina for Antarctica’s Weddell Sea with eight scientists, lots of cloacal swabs, and a genetic fingerprinting machine aboard.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2024

A23a broke from the Antarctic coast in 1986, before grounding itself on a shallow part of the Weddell Sea floor for three decades.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

Yet ahead to the south in the Weddell Sea, brilliant blue icebergs shone in the polar sun like the walls and ramparts of a fortress.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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