Mawson Bank

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Mawson Bank (Antarctica)
Mawson Bank
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Mawson Bank ( 73°30′S174°0′E / 73.500°S 174.000°E / -73.500; 174.000 ) is a submarine bank in the Ross Sea off Antarctica named for British Antarctic scientist Sir Douglas Mawson. The name was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1988. [1]

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References

  1. "Mawson Bank". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2013-08-30.

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