Wordie Seamount

Wordie Seamount is a seamount located in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. The feature is named after James Wordie, geologist on Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica.[1][2]

South Shetland Islands

Location

Wordie Seamount is located at 61°48′S 55°27′W, which is 37 km (23 mi) south of Gibbs Island in the South Shetland Islands.

References
  1. Wordie Seamount. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
  2. GEBCO Gazetteer of Geographic Names of Undersea Features.
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