Ross Sea On World Map

Ross sea southern extension of the pacific ocean which along with the vast ross ice shelf at its head makes a deep indentation in the circular continental outline of antarctica.

Ross sea on world map. The weddell sea is part of the southern ocean and contains the weddell gyre. Nearest map fullsize share map. To the east of cape norvegia is the king haakon vii sea. Antartica s ross sea was declared as world s largest marine protected area mpa to protect the earth s most pristine marine ecosystem.

Shows victoria land ross sea mcmurdo sound ross ice. The ross sea is the most pristine marine ecosystem on earth. The ross sea is the most productive stretch of water in the southern ocean and home to high concentrations of wildlife and an incredible array of animals many found nowhere else on the planet. Mpa status to ross sea will.

Edit this map ross sea regions map near ross ice shelf antarctica. Barents sea beaufort sea chukchi sea east siberian sea greenland sea kara sea laptev sea lincoln sea. The ross sea is one of the last intact marine ecosystems in the world. It was established on 1 december 2017 after years of international collaborative effort and negotiation.

It covers 1 6 million square kilometers. It was declared after landmark international agreement among 24 countries and european union in commission for the conservation of antarctic marine living resources ccamlr meeting in hobart australia. Click on above map to view higher resolution image. The ross sea region marine protected area mpa covers 1 55 million km 2 of ocean bordering antarctica from ice edge to deep ocean.

It derives its name from the british explorer james ross who visited this area in 1841. Signed out explore maps map directory contributors add map. Shows victoria land ross sea mcmurdo sound ross ice shelf and marie byrd land. Non complete list of the earth s oceans and seas.

View location view map. It is teeming with large predatory fish whales seals penguins and other animals that. Much of the southern part of the sea is covered by a permanent massive ice shelf field the filchner ronne ice shelf. 4800 4800 5 0 mb jpg.

The sea is contained within the two overlapping. Click for fullsize 77 3510695847641 176 30859375 3 satellite. World map of oceans and seas miller projection. 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.

1 unlike most of the world s oceans it has remained free from widespread pollution invasive species mining and overfishing. Black sea caribbean sea greenland sea gulf of guinea labrador sea mediterranean sea north sea norwegian sea sargasso sea. 1 baffin bay 2 labrador sea 3 hudson bay 4 gulf of mexico 5 caribbean sea 6 greenland sea 7 norwegian sea 8 north sea 9 mediterranean sea 10 black sea 11 caspian sea 12 red sea 13 persian gulf 14 arabian sea 15 bay of bengal 16 south china sea 17 east china sea 18 sea of japan. South of new zealand and deep in the southern or antarctic ocean the 1 9 million square mile ross sea is sometimes called the last ocean because it is largely untouched by humans.

Arafura sea banda sea. The easternmost point is cape norvegia at princess martha coast queen maud land.