请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 bellingshausen sea
释义

Bellingshausen Sea


Bel·lings·hau·sen Sea

B0175500 (bĕl′ĭngz-hou′zən) An arm of the southern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Antarctica extending from Alexander I Island to Thurston Island.

Bellingshausen Sea

(ˈbɛlɪŋzˌhaʊzən) n (Placename) an area of the S Pacific Ocean off the coast of Antarctica[named after Fabian Gottlieb Bellingshausen (1778–1852), Russian explorer]

Bel′lings•haus•en Sea′

(ˈbɛl ɪŋzˌhaʊ zən)
n. an arm of the S Pacific Ocean, W of Antarctic Peninsula.

Bellingshausen Sea


Bellingshausen Sea,

part of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, SW of Cape Horn between the Antarctic Peninsula and Amundsen Sea. The sea is named after Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who circumnavigated Antarctica in 1819. Major islands in the sea include Alexander I, Peter I (both named by Bellingshausen), and Charcot islands.

Bellingshausen Sea

 

the border sea of the Southern Ocean on the shores of Antarctica, between the Antarctic and Thurston peninsulas. Depth, from 410 to 4,470 m in the open sea. The shore is mountainous and bordered with shelf glaciers. The sea’s large islands are Peter I Island and Alexander I Land. The water temperature in the north is about 0° C; in the south, lower than - 1° C. In summer the salinity is approximately 33.5 parts per thousand. The currents move clockwise. The larger part of the sea’s surface is covered with floating sea ice and icebergs year-round; in the winter and spring months the entire surface of the sea is covered with ice. The sea was discovered by the Russian expedition of F. F. Bellingshausen and M. P. Lazarev in 1821.

Bellingshausen Sea

an area of the S Pacific Ocean off the coast of Antarctica
随便看

 

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 14:47:08