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	The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the [[Southern Ocean]] and contains the Weddell Gyre, one of two circulating ocean currents in [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] waters. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the King Haakon VII Sea. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Chilean Antarctic Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.		The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the [[Southern Ocean]] and contains the Weddell Gyre, one of two circulating ocean currents in [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] waters. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the King Haakon VII Sea. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Chilean Antarctic Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.

			==Ice shelves==
	Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.		Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.

			==Clarity==
	The Weddell Sea has been deemed by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea. Dutch researchers from the German Alfred Wegener Institute, on finding a Secchi disc still visible at a depth of 262 ft on 13 October 1986, ascertained that the clarity corresponded to that of distilled water.		The Weddell Sea has been deemed by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea. Dutch researchers from the German Alfred Wegener Institute, on finding a Secchi disc still visible at a depth of 262 ft on 13 October 1986, ascertained that the clarity corresponded to that of distilled water.

			==Animals==
			The [[Weddell seal]] is especially prominent in this area and was named for the Weddell Sea.

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	[[File:Antarctic-seas-en.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Antarctic-seas-en.jpg\|thumb]]
	The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the [[Southern Ocean]] and contains the Weddell Gyre, one of two circulating ocean currents in [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] waters. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Chilean Antarctic Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.		The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the [[Southern Ocean]] and contains the Weddell Gyre, one of two circulating ocean currents in [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] waters. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the King Haakon VII Sea. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Chilean Antarctic Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.

	Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.		Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.

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	The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the [[~~Weddell Gyre~~]]. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Antarctic ~~Chilean~~ Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.		The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the [[Southern Ocean]] and contains the Weddell Gyre, one of two circulating ocean currents in [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] waters. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Chilean Antarctic Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.

	Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.		Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.

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	The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the [[Weddell Gyre]]. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[~~Antártica Chilena Province\|~~Antarctic Chilean Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.		The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the [[Weddell Gyre]]. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Antarctic Chilean Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.

	Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.		Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.

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	The Weddell Sea has been deemed by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea. Dutch researchers from the German Alfred Wegener Institute, on finding a Secchi disc still visible at a depth of 262 ft on 13 October 1986, ascertained that the clarity corresponded to that of distilled water.		The Weddell Sea has been deemed by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea. Dutch researchers from the German Alfred Wegener Institute, on finding a Secchi disc still visible at a depth of 262 ft on 13 October 1986, ascertained that the clarity corresponded to that of distilled water.

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	The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the [[Weddell Gyre]]. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Antártica Chilena Province\|Antarctic Chilean Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.		The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the [[Weddell Gyre]]. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Antártica Chilena Province\|Antarctic Chilean Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.

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The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the [[Weddell Gyre]]. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of [[Coats Land]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. To the east of Cape Norvegia is the [[King Haakon VII Sea]]. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent, massive ice shelf field, the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]] (not pack ice). The sea is contained within the two overlapping [[Antarctic]] territorial claims of Argentina, and Britain ([[British Antarctic Territory]]), and also resides partially within the territorial claim of Chile ([[Antártica Chilena Province|Antarctic Chilean Territory]]). At its widest the sea is around 2000 km across, and its area is around 2.8 million km<sup>2</sup>.

Various ice shelves, including the [[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], fringe the Weddell sea. Some of the ice shelves on the east side of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], which formerly covered roughly 3900 mi<sup>2</sup> of the Weddell Sea, had completely disappeared by 2002. While a dramatic event, the area that disappeared was far smaller than the total area of ice shelf that remains.

The Weddell Sea has been deemed by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea. Dutch researchers from the German Alfred Wegener Institute, on finding a Secchi disc still visible at a depth of 262 ft on 13 October 1986, ascertained that the clarity corresponded to that of distilled water.