The hole was named the Maud Rise polynya for the seamount, or underwater mountain, located beneath it in the Weddell Sea.

Scientists have finally discovered what's causing a Switzerland-size hole to repeatedly open up in Antarctica's sea ice.

M/V Ortelius of Oceanwide Expeditions reached the southernmost point ever recorded by a non-icebreaker passenger vessel in the Weddell Sea at 78°03.471’S.

Cartwright) Scientists have discovered that summer sea ice (*) in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica has decreased by one million square kilometres – an area twice the size of Spain – in the ...

In this area, the infection has severely affected crabeater seals. After sampling seven areas of the Weddell Sea (including Devil, Beak, Beagle, and Heroína islands), the CSIC-UNESPA Antarctic ...

Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world’s largest fish breeding area known to date. A towed camera system photographed and ...