Ross Sea, Antarctica

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ross_Sea,_Antarctica
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:area 637,000 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Victoria_Land
gptkb:Marie_Byrd_Land
gptkb:Ross_Ice_Shelf
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Beaufort_Island
gptkb:Black_Island
gptkb:Coulman_Island
gptkb:Franklin_Island
gptkb:White_Island
gptkb:Balleny_Islands
gptkb:Roosevelt_Island
gptkb:Ross_Island
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkb:James_Clark_Ross
1841
gptkbp:famousFor rich marine biodiversity
gptkbp:fishingRegulation gptkb:CCAMLR
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ross Sea, Antarctica
gptkbp:latitude ~78°S
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:longitude ~175°E
gptkbp:maximumDepth 3,000 m
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Clark_Ross
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Orcas
gptkb:Adélie_penguin_colonies
Weddell seals
Leopard seals
Emperor penguin colonies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Ross_Sea_Marine_Protected_Area
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ross_Sea_Party
gptkb:Aeneas_Mackintosh
gptkb:Carl_Anton_Larsen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7