Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Weddell Sea (RUS) | 69° 00' 00.0" S | 42° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
| Name ID: 121336 Place ID: 15833 | |||
| Weddell Sea (GBR) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 45° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
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Name ID: 111864
Place ID: 15833
bounded by a line drawn from Joinville Island to Clarence Island, South Orkney Islands, Southern Thule, and from there to Kapp Norvegia (Dronning Maud Land), thence by Kronprinsesse Martha Kyst (Dronning Maud Land), Caird Coast, Luitpold Coast, Filchner Ice Front, Ronne Ice Front and the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to Joinville Island. The sea was penetrated by Weddell (Weddell Islands, q.v.) to c. 74°15'S, 34°17'W, 20 February 1823, and called Sea of George IV or King George IV's Sea after George IV (1762-1830), King of England 1820-30 (Weddell, 1825a, map facing p.1 and p. 37, 44). Mer de George IV (Malte-Brun, 1825, p.139). The sea was later named Weddell Meer after Weddell himself (Weddell, 1826, p.10;[referring to N part] Haardt, map, 1895).Weddell Sea (Fricker, 1898, p.3; Stanford, chart, 1901; [bounded by a line joining the NE extremity of Coats Land-Joinville Island] BA, 1932, p.345; APC, 1955, p.22; [as now defined] APC, 1977, p.8. |
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| Weddell Sea (USA) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 45° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
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Name ID: 133522
Place ID: 15833
A great ice-filled sea which indents the continent between the Antarctic Peninsula and Cape Norvegia, Queen Maud Land. The sea was discovered in 1823 by James Weddell, Master, RN, who named it George IV Sea. The present name, honoring the discoverer, was proposed by Dr. Karl Fricker in 1900, and it has been universally accepted. |
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| Weddell, Mar (CHL) | 73° 00' 00.0" S | 45° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
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Name ID: 106470
Place ID: 15833
Fue descubierto en el año 1823 por James Weddell, quien le dio el nombre de mar de Jorge IV. En el año 1900, el Dr. Karl Fricker propuso el nombre actual, en honor de su descubridor, el que ha sido aceptado universalmente. Recibe este nombre el mar ubicado entre la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins y la Tierra de Coats. Las coordenadas corresponden aproximadamente al centro de este mar eternamente helado, casi desconocido, allí el hielo es un inmenso círculo blanco de 1.800 km. de diámetro. |
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| Weddell, mar de (ARG) | 73° 00' 00.0" S | 45° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
| Name ID: 102456 Place ID: 15833 | |||
| Weddellhavet (NOR) | 73° 00' 00.0" S | 42° 00' 00.0" W | Sea |
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Name ID: 135800
Place ID: 15833
The ocean area between Antarctic Peninsula and Coats Land W of Dronning Maud Land. After James Weddell, Master, RN, who discovered the sea in 1823. He named it George IV Sea. The present name, honoring the discoverer, was proposed by Dr. Karl Fricker in 1900. |
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