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Bellingshausen Sea

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Bellingshausen Sea
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]
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The mark of his passage can often be seen in the imprint of his cowboy boots, several decrepit pairs of which he has buried at sea in oceans ranging from the North Atlantic to the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica.
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