Frederick Philipse died in 1702 and Mrs. Philipse in her will, refers to the Dutch Church erected and built at Philipsburgh by my late husband, Frederick Philipse deceased.. The old stone slab on the church which gives the date 1699 cannot be far, if at all, out of the way.
adjective. 1  of or relating to the open sea â â  pelagic whaling. ( 2 of marine life) living or occurring in the upper waters of open sea. ( 3 of geological formations) derived from material that has fallen to the bottom from the upper waters of the sea.
The pelagic zone occupies 1,330 million km 3 (320 million mi 3) with a mean depth of 3.68 km (2.29 mi) and maximum depth of 11 km (6.8 mi). Fish that live in the pelagic zone are called pelagic fish. Pelagic life decreases with increasing depth.