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Deep-sea formation off Antarctica

Charcot Fan (66°0′S 86°0′W / 66.000°S 86.000°W / -66.000; -86.000) is a deep-sea formation in the Southern Ocean. It lies off the coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworth Land.

The Charcot Fan is an abyssal fan specifically located between the Bellingshausen Plain and the continental shelf of the Bellingshausen Sea.

It is named after the French polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867–1936). The US Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF) confirmed the designation in June 1988.

References

  1. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Charcot Fan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 731. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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