McDonald Bank
McDonald Bank | |
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Submerged bank
McDonald Bank (Antarctica) | |
Ocean | Southern Ocean |
McDonald Bank (75°30′S 26°35′W / 75.500°S 26.583°W) is a submarine bank in the Weddell Sea named in association with the McDonald Ice Rumples. The name was proposed by Dr. of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany, and was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1997.[1]
References[]
- ^ "McDonald Bank". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "McDonald Bank". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Undersea banks of the Southern Ocean
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