Wilkes Subglacial Basin (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Wilkes Subglacial Basin (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Basin (15)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A large subglacial basin situated generally southward of George V Coast and westward of Prince Albert Mountains in East Antarctica. The feature was roughly delineated by U.S. seismic parties, 1958-60. Named by US-ACAN (1961) for the proximity of the western portion of this feature to Wilkes Land, and for the explorations along George V Coast by the USEE (1838-42) under Lt. Charles Wilkes, USN.
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