Ross Seals are unique in that they are the only Antarctic seal whose range is restricted to the Antarctic seas, and they have never been documented in extra-polar regions (Allen 1942). These seals are circumpolar, with most individuals found on the pack ice off the shores of Antarctica, with their range extending no farther than 60° S latitude (King 1990). (Allen, 1942; King, 1990)

 

Biogeographic Regions: Antarctica; Antarctica :: Native; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean :: Native; Pacific Ocean; Pacific Ocean :: Native