Mawson Bank
Coordinates: 73 ° 30 ′ S , 174 ° 0 ′ E
The Mawson Bank ( English ) is a bank in the Antarctic Ross Sea . It is east of the Borchgrevink coast of Victoria Land .
Their designation was confirmed in June 1988 by the US Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF). It is named after the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson (1882–1958).
Web links
- Mawson Bank in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mawson Bank on geographic.org (English)