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Weddell Sea

American  
[wed-l, wuh-del] / ˈwɛd l, wəˈdɛl /

noun

  1. an arm of the Atlantic, E of Antarctic Peninsula.


Weddell Sea British  
/ ˈwɛdəl /

noun

  1. an arm of the S Atlantic in Antarctica

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

For the first time we can see the vessel, which sank in 1915 and lies 3,000m down at the bottom of the Weddell Sea, as if the murky water has been drained away.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2024

It is also still unclear how the microplastics make their way to the Weddell Sea in the first place and whether they ever leave the region.

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

This peninsula, part of the same geological formation as the Andes Mountains, reaches north from Antarctica like an outstretched arm, cradling the Weddell Sea.

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

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