Antarctica, one continent or two?

In outline, the Antarctic continent crudely resembles a pear. It is indented on two sides by arms of the ocean, the Ross and Weddell Seas. These indentations are even greater than an outline map would suggest, for the seas extend far toward the interior of the continent beneath the world's two...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Thiel, Edward
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1961
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Weddell
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelves
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400051457
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400051457
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Summary:In outline, the Antarctic continent crudely resembles a pear. It is indented on two sides by arms of the ocean, the Ross and Weddell Seas. These indentations are even greater than an outline map would suggest, for the seas extend far toward the interior of the continent beneath the world's two largest floating ice shelves, bearing the names of their respective discoverers, the English sea captain, Ross, and the German explorer, Filchner.

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