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Submerged bank Belgrano Bank (Antarctica) | |
Ocean | Southern Ocean |
Belgrano Bank (73°0′S 48°30′W / 73.000°S 48.500°W / -73.000; -48.500) is an undersea bank in the Weddell Sea. It is named after General Manuel Belgrano, an Argentine general and revolutionary hero, after whom the main Argentine Antarctic base is also named. The name of the bank was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June, 1988.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from "Belgrano Bank". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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