Charcot Fan ( 66°0′S 86°0′W / 66.000°S 86.000°W) 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]
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- ^ 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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