Bellingshausen Sea as part of the Southern OceanBellingshausen Sea, IHO definition (proposed)
Bellingshausen Sea has an area of 487,000 km2 (188,000 sq mi) and reaches a maximum depth of 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi).[2] It contains the undersea plain Bellingshausen Plain.
^Gersonde, Rainer; F. T. Kyte; T. Frederichs; U. Bleil; H.-W. Schenke; G. Kuhn (2005). "The late Pliocene impact of the Eltanin asteroid into the Southern Ocean – Documentation and environmental consequences" (PDF). Geophysical Research Abstracts. 7. 1607-7962/gra/EGU05-A-02449. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
bellingshausen, area, along, west, side, antarctic, peninsula, between, west, alexander, island, east, cape, flying, fish, thurston, island, south, peter, island, there, southern, vostokkysten, borders, eights, coast, bryan, coast, west, part, english, coast, . The Bellingshausen Sea is an area along the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula between 57 18 W and 102 20 W west of Alexander Island east of Cape Flying Fish on Thurston Island and south of Peter I Island there the southern Vostokkysten 1 The Bellingshausen Sea borders the Eights Coast the Bryan Coast and the west part of the English Coast To the west of Cape Flying Fish it joins the Amundsen Sea Bellingshausen Sea as part of the Southern Ocean Bellingshausen Sea IHO definition proposed Bellingshausen Sea has an area of 487 000 km2 188 000 sq mi and reaches a maximum depth of 4 5 kilometers 2 8 mi 2 It contains the undersea plain Bellingshausen Plain It takes its name from Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen who explored in the area in 1821 In the late Pliocene Epoch about 2 15 million years ago the Eltanin asteroid about 1 4 km in diameter impacted at the edge of the Bellingshausen sea at the Southern Ocean This is the only known impact in a deep ocean basin in the world 3 References edit Australian Antarctic Data Centre Antarctic Gazetteer Bellingshausen Sea Gazetteer About countries Bellingshausen sea Gersonde Rainer F T Kyte T Frederichs U Bleil H W Schenke G Kuhn 2005 The late Pliocene impact of the Eltanin asteroid into the Southern Ocean Documentation and environmental consequences PDF Geophysical Research Abstracts 7 1607 7962 gra EGU05 A 02449 Retrieved 2008 06 22 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Bellingshausen Sea Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey External links editNASA Bellinghausen Sea satellite photo Bellinghausen Sea climatological low pressure system 71 S 85 W 71 S 85 W 71 85 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bellingshausen Sea amp oldid 1194102132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
