Weddell Sea

Etymology
Named in 1900 after the Scottish sailor James Weddell, who entered the sea in 1823 and originally named it after King George IV.

Proper noun

 * 1) Part of the Southern Ocean, its land boundaries defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula.
 * Much of the southern part of the Weddell Sea is permanently covered by the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.