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the ross sea is named after captain ross th famous explorer that was one of the first people to discover Antarctica because the ross sea is near Antarctica

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What sea was named after a british man in 1841?

The Ross Sea was created in 1841 by James Clark Ross, named after him


What is a sea and a large ice shelf in antarctica named after an explorer?

The Ross Sea and Ross Ice Shelf which was named after Sir James Clark Ross.


What is a sea and large ice self in antarctica named after and explorer?

You may be thinking of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea. Both are named after James Clark Ross. From Wikipedia:"Between 1839 and 1843, Ross commanded an Antarctic expedition comprising the vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror and charted much of the coastline of the continent."


Is there a saint named Ross?

There is no saint named Ross.


What continent is South of the Ross Sea?

Antarctica is the continent south of the Ross Sea.


Which sea is located at f3 and what sound is part of the sea?

ross sea is lacated at f3


What sea is along the ross ice shelf?

Ross Sea.


What were named in honor of James Ross?

antartica's largest ice shelf is called Ross Ice Shelf named after James Ross. the James Ross Strait, in the Canadian province of Nunavut, is named after him. The crater Ross on the moon is jointly named after James Ross and Frank Elmore Ross.


What is the name of sea by the Ross Ice Shelf?

The Ross Ice Shelf floats on the Ross Sea.


What are the three famous seas that surround Antarctica?

The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica. There are seas named as a sub-set of that ocean including the Ross Sea, the Weddell Sea and the Amundsen Sea.


What is the name of the sea by the Ross Ice Shelf?

It is called the , Ross Sea .


What sea sits off the ross ice shelf?

it is the ross sea