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Continental shelf — Marine habitats Anatomy of a continental shelf off the south eastern coast of the United States Littoral zone Intertidal zone … Wikipedia
Antarctic gyres — Two anti clockwise Antarctic gyres swirl within the southern ocean. They are known as the Weddell and Ross Gyres, as they reside in the Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea, respectively. There share many similar traits, both being clockwise currents… … Wikipedia
Continental margin — Sediment … Wikipedia
Antarctic krill — Taxobox name = Antarctic krill image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Euphausiacea familia = Euphausiidae genus = Euphausia species = E. superba binomial = Euphausia superba… … Wikipedia
Continental rise — Diagrammatic cross section of an oceanic basin The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. This feature can be found all around the world, and it represents the final stage in the… … Wikipedia
Antarctic Bottom Water — The Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is a type of water mass in the seas surrounding Antarctica with temperatures ranging from 0 to 0.8◦ C, salinities from 34.6 to 34.7 psu, and a density near 27.88Specify|date=August 2007. AABW is formed in the… … Wikipedia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::French Southern and Antarctic Lands <p></p> Background: <p></p> In February 2007, the Iles Eparses became an integral part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands… … The World Factbook
Ross Ice Shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea. * * * World s largest body of floating ice. It lies at the head of the Ross Sea, which forms an enormous indentation in Antarctica. Its area is estimated to be about the size of France. The great … Universalium
West Antarctic Ice Sheet — The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is the segment of the continental ice sheet that covers West (or Lesser) Antarctica, the portion of Antarctica west of the Transantarctic Mountains. The WAIS is classified as a marine based ice sheet, meaning… … Wikipedia
British Antarctic Territory — Infobox country native name = conventional long name = British Antarctic Territory common name = British Antarctic Territory symbol type = Coat of arms national motto = Research and Discovery national anthem = God Save the Queen royal anthem =… … Wikipedia
