Weddell

In February, 1823, Weddell had the satisfaction of beating Cook's record by reaching a latitude of 74º 15 'S. in the sea now known as Weddell Sea, which in that year was clear of ice.

The South Pole~ The History of the South Pole 2009

Weddell named this new sea, east and south of the South Shetlands and Trinity Land, King George IV's Sea, how is is now known as the Weddell Sea.

Weddell, James 2009

We came to know them later in their hundreds in McMurdo Sound, for the Weddell is a land-loving seal and is only found in large numbers near the coast.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

In February, 1823, Weddell had the satisfaction of beating Cook's record by reaching a latitude of 74° 15 'S. in the sea now known as Weddell Sea, which in that year was clear of ice.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1 Roald Amundsen 1900

In February, 1823, Weddell had the satisfaction of beating Cook's record by reaching a latitude of 74° 15 'S. in the sea now known as Weddell Sea, which in that year was clear of ice.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 Roald Amundsen 1900

In the third summer season, finding the seal populations on the South Shetland Islands devastated, Weddell led two ships in a search of new grounds into the area east of the Antarctic Peninsula (now known as the Weddell Sea) and, in an unusually mild summer, was able to proceed as far south as 74°15’S before turning north.

Early Exploration of Antarctica 2009

In February, 1823, Weddell had the satisfaction of beating Cook’s record by reaching a latitude of 74° 15’ S. in the sea now known as Weddell Sea, which in that year was clear of ice.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

From the Weddell seal's glitchy, UFO-like drone to the killer whale's squeaks, the ways are wide and varied, but are all music to our ears.

Sounds Of The Sea (VIDEOS, PHOTO): The Language Of Marine Life 2010

From the Weddell seal's glitchy, UFO-like drone to the killer whale's squeaks, the ways are wide and varied, but are all music to our ears.

Sounds Of The Sea (VIDEOS, PHOTO): The Language Of Marine Life 2010

The action shifts between Los Angeles, a research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, and an iceberg on the Weddell Sea, and so there are four main point of view characters (three men and one woman), with occasional chapters written from the points of view of five or six secondary characters.

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