Owen Shoals
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 57 '30 " S , 38 ° 7' 15" W | |
| Waters 1 | South Atlantic | |
The Owen Shoals is an area of shallows in the archipelago of South Georgia . These shallows are 4 km northwest of the northwestern extension of Bird Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the area in 1964 after the ship HMS Owen , with which it was surveyed between 1960 and 1961.
Web links
- Owen Shoals in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Owen Shoals on geographic.org (English)