Larsen Bank
Larsen Bank | |
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Submerged bank
![]() ![]() Larsen Bank (Antarctica) | |
Ocean | Southern Ocean |
Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
Minimum depth | 16 m |
Larsen Bank is a shoal with a least depth of 16 metres (52 ft) in the northern part of Newcomb Bay, Antarctica, located 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) north of Kilby Island in the Windmill Islands.[1]
It was discovered and charted in February 1957 by a party from the USS Glacier (AGB-4). The bank was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for , second mate on the Thala Dan, used by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in a 1962 survey of Newcomb Bay.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Larsen Bank". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Larsen Bank". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Shoals of Antarctica
- Landforms of the Southern Ocean
- Landforms of Wilkes Land
- Windmill Islands
- Wilkes Land geography stubs