TheLazarev Sea (Russian:Море Лазарева,More Lazareva) is a proposed name for amarginal sea of theSouthern Ocean. It would be bordered by two proposals from a 2002International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) draft, aKing Haakon VII Sea to the west and aRiiser-Larsen Sea to the east, or between thePrime Meridian of 0° and 14°E. It would stretch over an area of 929,000 km2 (359,000 sq mi).[1]
The Lazarev Sea was named in 1962 by theSoviet Antarctic Expedition in memory of Russian admiralMikhail Lazarev (1788–1851), who discovered theAntarctic mainland withFabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820. The 2002 IHO draft was never approved by the IHO (or any other organization), and the 1953 IHO document (which does not contain this name) remains currently in force.[2] Leading geographic authorities and atlases do not use the name, including the 2014 10th edition World Atlas fromNational Geographic Society and the 2014 12th edition of theTimes Atlas of the World. But Soviet and Russian-state maps do.[3]
The prevailing depth of waters in the Lazarev Sea is 3,000 m (9,800 ft), and the maximum depth exceeds 4,500 m (14,800 ft). It stretches over an area of 929,000 km2 (359,000 sq mi).[1]
To the south of the Lazarev Sea liesPrincess Astrid Coast ofQueen Maud Land.
The Lazarev Sea is a continental margin affected by multiple rifting episodes accompanied with transient volcanism.[4] The Lazarev sea is also known to be very poor insediment.[4]
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