Ross Bank
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| Waters | Ross Sea | |
| Geographical location | 76 ° 45 ′ S , 176 ° 0 ′ W | |
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The Ross Bank ( English ) is a submarine bank in the Antarctic Ross Sea .
The designation confirmed in June 1988 by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF) was based on the designation of the nearby Ross Island . Its namesake is the British polar explorer James Clark Ross (1800–1862).
Web links
- Ross Bank in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ross Bank on geographic.org
- Ross Bank in the database of the Marine Gazetteer (English)