GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Amundsen Sea
The Amundsen Sea borders West Antarctica, including the coastal outlets of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers.
Fast Facts
- It borders West Antarctica, between the Ross and Bellingshausen seas.
- Relatively warm deep water reaches the glacier outlets along its coast.
- Unlike the Ross and Weddell seas, its coast has no single giant ice shelf, only smaller shelves at glacier outlets.
Connected lessons
- Amundsen SeaMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- West AntarcticaRelated places
- Thwaites GlacierRelated places
- Pine Island GlacierRelated places
- Thwaites GlacierReceives drainage from
- Pine Island GlacierReceives drainage from