Weddell Sea
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The Weddell Sea is a large, ice-covered marginal sea off Antarctica known for its massive ice shelves, dense cold waters, and role in global ocean circulation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Weddell Sea region | 0 | 1 |
| Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea
→
sea → |
| boundedBy |
Antarctic Peninsula
→
Coats Land → Queen Maud Land → |
| countryBorder | Antarctica → |
| discoveredBy | James Weddell → |
| discoveryYear | 1823 → |
| hasClimate | polar climate → |
| hasEcosystem | Antarctic marine ecosystem → |
| hasFeature |
Weddell Gyre
→
continental shelf → continental slope → polynyas → sea ice → |
| hasHazard | heavy pack ice for navigation → |
| hasIceShelf |
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
→
Larsen Ice Shelf → |
| hasMaximumDepth | over 5000 meters → |
| hasOceanCurrent | Weddell Gyre → |
| hasResearchActivity |
climate research
→
oceanographic research → sea-ice research → |
| hasSalinity | high salinity in deep waters → |
| hasTemperature | very low water temperatures → |
| inhabitedBy |
Antarctic krill
→
Weddell seal → penguins → seabirds → whales → |
| knownFor |
dense cold waters
→
formation of Antarctic Bottom Water → high sea-ice concentration → massive ice shelves → role in global ocean circulation → |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
→
surface form:
Antarctic region
Southern Ocean → |
| locatedOnSideOf | east side of Antarctic Peninsula → |
| namedAfter | James Weddell → |
| oceanPartOf |
South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean
→
surface form:
Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean
|
| partOf | Southern Ocean → |
| playsRoleIn |
carbon sequestration in the ocean
→
global thermohaline circulation → ventilation of deep ocean → |
| seaIceType | multi-year sea ice → |
| surfaceCoveredBy | sea ice → |
| waterMassFormation |
Antarctic Bottom Water
→
Antarctic Bottom Water →
surface form:
Weddell Sea Deep Water
|
| waterType | saltwater → |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica
this entity surface form:
Weddell Sea region