Weddell
Appearance
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Weddell may refer to:
People
[edit]- Alan Weddell (born 1950), American college football coach
- Alexander W. Weddell (1876–1948), American diplomat; ambassador to Argentina and Spain
- Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819–1877), English botanist
- James Weddell (1787–1834), English navigator and Antarctic explorer
- Robert Weddell (1882–1951), Australian soldier and government administrator
Places
[edit]- Weddell, Northern Territory, a locality in Australia
- Weddell Glacier on South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
- Weddell Gyre, an ocean current in the Weddell Sea
- Weddell Island, one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean
- Weddell Islands, in the South Orkney Islands
- Weddell Plain, an undersea abyssal plain
- Weddell Point, on South Georgia Island
- Weddell Point, Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands
- Weddell Polynya, an area of water surrounded by sea ice in the Weddell Sea
- Weddell Sea, near Antarctica south of the Atlantic Ocean
- Weddell Settlement, on Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands
See also
[edit]- Weddell seal, Antarctic seal, most southerly distribution of any mammal
- Weddle, another surname
- Wedel (disambiguation)