Weddell, J.

Japanese: ウェッデル,J. - うぇっでる
Weddell, J.

…The southern part of the ice shelf reaches almost 77°S and is bordered by the Filchner and Ronne ice shelves. In February 1823, the British captain James Weddell (1787-1834) entered this area and named it the George IV Sea, but later it was named after its discoverer. Most of the area is covered with sea ice year-round, and in summer open water appears along the eastern coast, along which ships sail south. …

From [Antarctica]


[Topography, Geology]
Antarctica is almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle, and is divided into East Antarctica (also called Great Antarctica), an old continental mass belonging to the Eastern Hemisphere, and West Antarctica (Little Antarctica), which is geologically newer, by the Transantarctic Mountains. The Ross Sea intrudes deeply into the Pacific Ocean, and the Weddell Sea into the Atlantic Ocean. The Antarctic Peninsula extends from West Antarctica toward South America.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Weddell, J." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南はほぼ南緯77゜に達し,フィルヒナーFilchner氷棚,ロンネRonne氷棚に接する。1823年2月,イギリスの船長ウェッデルJames Weddell(1787‐1834)がこの海域に侵入し,〈ジョージ4世海〉と命名したが,後年発見者の名を冠した。海域の大部分は周年海氷に覆われ,東部の沿岸に沿って夏季開水域が現れ,船はこれに沿って南下する。…

【南極】より


[地形,地質]
 南極大陸はほぼ南極圏内にあり,それを大きく二分する南極横断山地Transantarctic Mountainsによって,東半球に属する古い大陸塊の東南極大陸(大南極もいう)と,地質年代がこれより新しい西南極大陸(小南極)とに分けられる。また太平洋側からはロス海,大西洋側からはウェッデル海が深く湾入している。西南極大陸からは南極半島が南アメリカ大陸方向に延びている。…

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