South Orkney Trough

Coordinates: 60 ° 0 ′  S , 45 ° 0 ′  W

South Orkney Trough​

Antarctic

The South Orkney Trough is a deep sea channel in the Southern Ocean . It is located north of the archipelago of the eponymous South Orkney Islands .

The designation was confirmed in January 1977 by the US Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF).

Web links

• South Orkney Trough in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
• South Orkney Trough on geographic.org (English)
• South Orkney Trough in the database of the Marine Gazetteer (English)