Wordie Seamount

Seamount in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica
South Shetland Islands

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]

Location

Wordie Seamount is located at 61°48′S 55°27′W / 61.800°S 55.450°W / -61.800; -55.450, 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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