COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

Named after James Weddell who discovered the Weddell Sea during his Antarctic voyage 1822-24. Shown as Plain in ACUF Gazetteer (June 1987). Latitude 65°30'S - 64°00'S, longitude 40°00'W - 10°00'W.

The southernmost and westernmost arm of Long Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition 91936-37).

The southernmost and westernmost arm of Langnes Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Visited in 1955 and 1957 by ANARE parties and so named because they found large numbers of Weddell seals in the area.

E of Cape Faraday, Powell Island, and S of Saddle Island, were possibly sighted by Powell and Palmer in December 1821; roughly charted as a single island and named Weddell's Island by James Weddell, Master, RN (1787-1834), commanding the sealing brig Jane (Jane Peak, q.v.), in January 1823 (Weddell, 1825a, map facing p.25). Weddell made three voyages to the Antarctic in Jane, 1819-21, 1821-22 and 1822-24 (South Orkney Islands, Weddell Sea, q.v.). Île Weddell (d'Urville, 1842. p.132). Île Weddel [sic] (Vincendon-Dumoulin, atlas, 1847, P1.43). Weddell Island (Bruce and others, chart, [1903c]; BA, 1916, p.411; chart 3176, 3.vi.1927; 1930, p.50). Isla Weddel [sic] (Jalour, [1907b], map following p.196). The feature was recharted as a group of islands by Sørlle in 1912. Weddel [sic] Islands (Sørlle, chart, 1912). Veddels [sic] (Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913). Weddel [sic] Öya (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). The islands were recharted by DI in 1933. Weddell Islands (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; APC, 1955, p.22). Weddell (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942). Isla Weddell (Argentina. MM, 1945, p.277). Islotes Weddell (Argentina. MM, 1957b, p. 30. Islas Weddell (Argentina. IGM map, 1948; Pierrou, 1970, p.724). [Weddell Glacier and Weddell Point, South Georgia, are also named after J. Weddell (Hattersley-Smith, 1980b, p.95).]

Group of small islands and rocks lying 1 mi S of Saddle Island and 4 5 mi N of the W end of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Probably seen on the occasion of a joint cruise by Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer and Capt. George Powell in December 1821. The name first appears on James Weddell's chart resulting from his exploration of the South Orkney Islands in 1823.

A lake in the valley which extends south from Weddell Arm on Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. The lake was one of several lakes investigated by ANARE biologists wintering at Davis in 1974.

An undersea plain named in association with the Weddell Sea. Name approved 6/87 (ACUF 225).

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.

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.

Recibe su nombre por la vecindad con el mar de Weddell. El campo de hielo Filchner presenta en su frente hacia el mar, una barrera de hielos continua, que alcanza una altura media de 40 metros. Nace al W en el cabo Adams y avanza hacia el SE hasta alcanzar su punta más austral en lat. 78º 15' S - long. 45º 20' W. Esta barrera limita al S con el mar de Weddell y frente a ella se observa una zona de aguas libres de un ancho considerable durante la temporada de verano.

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.

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.