Ross Sea
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The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean off Antarctica, renowned for its largely untouched marine ecosystem and rich biodiversity.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McMurdo Sound | 1 |
| Ross Sea region | 1 |
| Ross Sea sector | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
marine ecoregion ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Marie Byrd Land coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Marie Byrd Land
Ross Island ⓘ Victoria Land ⓘ |
| area | about 637000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | designated marine protected area ⓘ |
| countryBorder | Antarctica ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Clark Ross ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| ecoregionStatus | one of the most pristine marine ecosystems on Earth ⓘ |
| fishingActivity | limited commercial fishing ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasIceShelf | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cape Adare
ⓘ
Cape Colbeck ⓘ Marie Byrd Land coast ⓘ McMurdo Sound ⓘ Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ Terra Nova Bay ⓘ Victoria Land ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Land coast
|
| hasSeaIce | seasonal sea ice cover ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high marine biodiversity
ⓘ
large populations of penguins ⓘ large populations of seals ⓘ large populations of whales ⓘ largely untouched marine ecosystem ⓘ rich benthic communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| marineProtectedAreaOf | Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 4000 metres ⓘ |
| MPADuration | 35 years ⓘ |
| MPAEffectiveFrom | 2017 ⓘ |
| MPAEstablished | 2016 ⓘ |
| MPAType | no-take zone in large core area ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Clark Ross ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Adélie penguin
ⓘ
Antarctic krill ⓘ Antarctic toothfish ⓘ Emperor penguin ⓘ minke whale ⓘ
surface form:
Minke whale
Weddell seal ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Pacific sector of Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| researchUse |
natural laboratory for climate change studies
ⓘ
reference area for undisturbed marine ecosystems ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McMurdo Sound
subject surface form:
Ross Dependency
this entity surface form:
Ross Sea region
subject surface form:
Ross Dependency
this entity surface form:
Ross Sea sector