Charcot Fan (66°0′S 86°0′W / 66.000°S 86.000°W / -66.000; -86.000) is a deep-sea formation in the Southern Ocean. It lies off the coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworth Land.[1]

The Charcot Fan is an abyssal fan specifically located between the Bellingshausen Plain and the continental shelf of the Bellingshausen Sea.[2]

It is named after the French polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867–1936). The US Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF) confirmed the designation in June 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Charcot Fan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 731. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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