Ross Sea

Ross Sea (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Ross Sea  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 12384
Name ID: 130961

Feature type: Sea (4)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A large embayment of the Pacific Ocean, extending deeply into Antarctica between Cape Adare on the west and Cape Colbeck on the east. The sea is named for Capt. James Clark Ross who discovered it in 1841.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
75° 00' 00.0" S
-75.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
175° 00' 00.0" W
-175.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

Related information

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