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The islands bordering the Scotia Sea are rocky and partly covered in ice and snow year round; despite these harsh conditions, however, the islands do support vegetation and have been described as the
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islands have a harsh climate and have never been permanently occupied, they have long been used as a base for fishing and seal hunting. Wildlife on these remote islands is threatened by
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two weeks later. It was a distance of nearly 900 miles and the sun was only sighted four times during the entire journey.
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Map of the Scotia Sea. Toponyms: Undersea relief, maritime, nearby lands, countries and cities. Isobath interval: 2000 m
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Seabirds include four species of albatross: black-browed albatross
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near the Antarctic Peninsula and the small isolated volcano called
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The Scotia Sea is the area of water between the Drake Passage,
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system supporting various islands. The sea sits atop the
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It is named after the expedition ship 657: 371:The sea was named about 1932 after the 551:Seals include the Antarctic fur seal 7: 498:and the endemic South Georgia pipit 282:located at the northern edge of the 47:adding citations to reliable sources 2194:Marginal seas of the Atlantic Ocean 722:Geographic Names Information System 629:site of special scientific interest 383:Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 290:. It is bounded on the west by the 156: 14: 184:Bathymetric map of the Scotia Sea 1662: 1612: 1611: 1599: 710: This article incorporates 705: 178: 155: 148: 129: 23: 727:United States Geological Survey 263: 255: 34:needs additional citations for 1771:Settlements / Whaling stations 691:"Marielandia Antarctic tundra" 1: 268:6,022 m (19,757 ft) 510:, with sizeable colonies on 559:and sub-Antarctic fur seal 2232: 2199:Seas of the Southern Ocean 980:American Mediterranean Sea 625:Bird Island, South Georgia 506:. Other birds include the 482:, and wandering albatross 474:, light-mantled albatross 169:Location of the Scotia Sea 1762:Invasion of South Georgia 1677: 1593: 579:(Leptonychotes weddellii) 540:, and rockhopper penguin 443:vegetation consisting of 422:Scotia Sea Islands tundra 286:at its boundary with the 177: 143: 128: 16:Sea in the Southern Ocean 786:Antarctic/Southern Ocean 599:Threats and preservation 563:Arctocephalus tropicalis 470:Thalassarche chrysostoma 466:, grey-headed albatross 462:Thalassarche melanophris 324:Location and description 1725:List of South Georgians 932:Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea 593:(Lobodon carcinophagus) 138:in the Scotia Sea, 1996 1923:South Sandwich Islands 1253:Great Australian Bight 712:public domain material 697:. World Wildlife Fund. 695:Terrestrial Ecoregions 608: 583:southern elephant seal 439:. 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Tabular iceberg
Scotia Sea is located in South Atlantic

57°30′S 40°00′W / 57.500°S 40.000°W / -57.500; -40.000
Type
Sea
Southern Ocean
sea
Southern Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
Drake Passage
Scotia Arc
undersea ridge
island arc
Scotia Plate
Scotia
icebergs

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