What is Weddell Sea?
[[Image:Antarctica 6400px from Blue Marble.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An aerial view of [[Antarctica]]. Weddell Sea is the 'bay' in the top left corner.]] [[File:Antarctica Weddell Sea region relief location map.png|thumb|left|]] {{distinguish2|the [[Wandel Sea]]}} The '''Weddell Sea''' is part of the [[Southern Ocean]] and has the [[Weddell Gyre]]. The easternmost point is [[Cape Norvegia]] at [[Princess Martha Coast]], [[Queen Maud Land]]. Much of the southern part of the sea, up to [[Elephant Island]], is permanent ice. The sea is claimed by [[Argentina]] and [[UK|Britain]]. There is also a part in the claim of [[Chile]]. At its widest the sea is around 2,000&nbsp;km across. In area it is around 2.8 million km². [[File:NASA's DC-8 Flying Over the Weddell Sea.jpg|thumb|left|Scarred and chiseled sea ice in the Weddell Sea]] [[File:Small_Tabular_Icebergs_(26376305448).jpg|thumb|left|]] The sea is named after the British sailor [[James Weddell]] who entered the sea in 1823. The [[Weddell Seal]] is one of the animals that live in the area. The Weddell Sea has said by scientists to have the clearest water of any sea. ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} {{Antarctica|state=collapsed}} {{List of seas}} {{Coord|75|S|45|W|region:AQ_type:waterbody_scale:20000000|display=title}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Seas of the Southern Ocean]] {{geo-stub}}