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The Weddell Sea in the Antarctica is one of the two indentations of the continent and lies to the east of Palmer Land and west of Coat's Land. It is a major feature of the earth with length of about 700 miles and breadth about 1200 miles. While these strong winds of the glacial anticyclones are sufficiently powerful to force the pack away from the shore, they at the same time bring out snow measured by the millions of tons and at very low temperatures. This, added to the seawater, causes it to congeal quickly when the relatively warm blizzard has been succeeded by the cold calm.