Scotia Sea

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The Scotia Sea is a remote, stormy marginal sea in the South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, lying between the tip of South America and Antarctica and known for its rich marine ecosystems and strong ocean currents.

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Label Occurrences
Scotia Sea canonical 25
Scotia Sea region 9

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea
adjacentTo Drake Passage
South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Weddell Sea
boundedBy Scotia Arc
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: South Georgia Island

South Orkney Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: South Sandwich Islands

South Shetland Islands
characterizedBy frequent storms
rough seas
strong winds
governedBy Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
surface form: Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
hasClimate polar maritime climate
hasFishingActivity krill fishery
toothfish fishery
hasPart South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: South Georgia Island

South Orkney Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: South Sandwich Islands

South Shetland Islands
hasSeaIceSeasonality seasonal sea ice cover
hasStrongCurrent Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Weddell–Scotia Confluence
importantFor Southern Ocean circulation
global thermohaline circulation
isRemote true
isStormy true
knownFor high biological productivity
important penguin colonies
large krill populations
rich marine ecosystems
seabird populations
whale feeding grounds
locatedBetween Antarctica
South America
locatedIn South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean sector

Southern Ocean
namedAfter Scotia Arc
oceanographicRegion Antarctic Circumpolar Current
surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current system
partOf Antarctic marine ecosystem
Southern Ocean
salinity high-latitude oceanic salinity
seafloorFeature Scotia Plate
Scotia Ridge
subjectTo international marine conservation measures
tectonicSetting Scotia Plate
surface form: Scotia Plate boundary region
waterTemperatureRange cold

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Ocean contains Scotia Sea
Scotia Ridge bounds Scotia Sea
Scotia Ridge relatedFeature Scotia Sea
Scotia Plate locatedIn Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
Scotia Plate hasFeature Scotia Sea
Scotia Plate typeLocality Scotia Sea
Scotia Plate namedAfter Scotia Sea
Bransfield Strait partOf Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
South Scotia Ridge geologicalProvince Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
South Scotia Ridge separates Scotia Sea
South Scotia Ridge liesSouthOf Scotia Sea
Scotia Arc borders Scotia Sea
Orcadas Station hasNearbyFeature Scotia Sea
Coronation Island partOf Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
Signy Island hasNearbyWaterBody Scotia Sea
Weddell Gyre borderedBy Scotia Sea
Discovery Bank partOf Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
Bruce Bank partOf Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
Bruce Bank hasRelationTo Scotia Sea
Terror Rise partOf Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
Terror Rise hasRelationTo Scotia Sea
Falkland microplate partOf Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
East Scotia Ridge locatedIn Scotia Sea
Atlantic–Antarctic Ridge system extendsToward Scotia Sea
this entity surface form: Scotia Sea region
Strait of Le Maire connects Scotia Sea