Name the two major seas that cut into the Antarctic coast, with large ice shelves.
Correct answer: D. The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea
- A. The Bellingshausen Sea and the Amundsen Sea
- B. The Davis Sea and the Cooperation Sea
- C. The Lazarev Sea and the Riiser-Larsen Sea
- D. The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea
Explanation
The Weddell and Ross Seas are the two great embayments of Antarctica, each fringed by huge ice shelves.
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