Drygalski Basin

Drygalski Basinis an undersea basin named as such by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF) in April 1980, in association with Drygalski Ice Tongue. The name was changed to "Von Drygalski" in November 1995, in agreement with the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names, but was changed back to Drygalski Basin by ACUF in June 2003.[1]

Drygalski Basin
Location of Drygalski Basin in Antarctica
Location of Drygalski Basin in Antarctica
Drygalski Basin
LocationVictoria Land, Antarctica
Coordinates74°50′S 166°30′E

References
  1. "Drygalski Basin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

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