Ross Sea - Wikipedia
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land and within the Ross Embayment, and is the southernmost sea on Earth. It derives its name from the British explorer James Clark Ross who visited this area in 1841.
Ross Sea | Definition, Map, Ecosystem, & Facts | Britannica
Ross Sea, southern extension of the Southern Ocean, which, along with the vast Ross Ice Shelf at its head, makes a deep indentation in the circular continental outline of Antarctica. The sea is a generally shallow marine region approximately 370,000 square miles (960,000 square km) …
Ross Sea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. Description. The Ross Sea was discovered by James Ross in 1841. In the west of the Ross Sea is Ross Island. In the east is Roosevelt Island. The southern part is covered by the Ross Ice Shelf. [1] .
Ross Sea Region MPA - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
Established in 2016, the Ross Sea Region marine protected area covers an area of pristine polar wilderness more than three times the size of California, making it the largest marine park on the planet. Benthic invertebrates on the Antarctic sea floor.
A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea | Smithsonian Ocean
The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica, has been nicknamed “The Last Ocean.” And it’s not just a ploy to get your attention.
World's Largest Marine Reserve Created in Ross Sea Off Antarctica
2016年10月28日 · World's Largest Marine Reserve Created Off Antarctica. New 598,000 square-mile protected area is more than twice the size of Texas, and will protect everything from penguins to whales.
Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area
The Ross Sea region contains the world’s largest marine protected area (MPA). It is about 1.5 times the size of the largest national park on land and covers 1.55 million square kilometres, of which 1.12 million square kilometres is fully protected.
Map of the Ross Sea | Smithsonian Ocean
The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica, has been nicknamed “The Last Ocean.” And it’s not just a ploy to get your attention.
et al. 2009) may occur in the Ross Sea, albeit with substantial regional differences. We review herein various aspects of Ross Sea oceanography and ecology, including the en-vironmental settings, chemical oceanography, phytoplankton dynamics, and higher-trophic-level interactions.
The Need to Protect the Ross Sea | The Pew Charitable Trusts
2014年10月14日 · Antarctica’s Ross Sea is one of the most hauntingly beautiful and pristine marine regions in the world. The sea, whose surface is frozen solid for much of the year, covers 3.6 million square kilometers (1.4 million square miles) in a horseshoe-shaped embayment that clings to the Antarctic coast south of New Zealand.