Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weddell sea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: wed-del-l sea
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Part of the Southern Ocean, its land boundaries defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula.

Example Sentences

"Much of the southern part of the Weddell Sea is permanently covered by the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf."

Etymology

Named in 1900 after the Scottish sailor James Weddell, who entered the sea in 1823 and originally named it after King George IV.

Questions

What does weddell sea mean?: Part of the Southern Ocean, its land boundaries defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula.
Where does weddell sea come from?: Named in 1900 after the Scottish sailor James Weddell, who entered the sea in 1823 and originally named it after King George IV.

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