Bellingshausen Sea

Bellingshausen Sea

Bellingshausen Sea part of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, SW of Cape Horn between the Antarctic Peninsula and Amundsen Sea. The sea is named after Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who circumnavigated Antarctica in 1819. Major islands in the sea include Alexander I, Peter I (both named by Bellingshausen), and Charcot islands.

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Bellingshausen Sea

Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica Named after the Russian explorer, Admiral Fabien Bellingshausen (1778–1852), the first man to circumnavigate and penetrate the Antarctic continent during 1819–21.

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