Albert Bank

Albert Bank (77°10′S 32°45′W), also known as Prince Albert I Bank, is a submarine bank in the Weddell Sea named for Albert I of Monaco, instrumental in initiating the first GEBCO charts (1903). The name was proposed by Dr. Heinrich Hinze, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany, and approved in June 1997.

Albert Bank
Submerged bank
Albert Bank (Antarctica)
OceanSouthern Ocean

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Albert Bank". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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