Bowie Canyon

The Bowie Canyon is a submarine canyon located in the Bering Sea.[1] It is a submerged line of demarkation between the Bowers Ridge and the Aleutian Ridge.[2] At its deepest point, it is 1.3 miles deep.[1] It is named after American geodetic engineer, William Bowie.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "What are the coordinates of Bowie Canyon". Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Gibson, William; Nichols, Haven (October 1953). "Configuration of the Aleutian Ridge Rat Islands — Semisopchnoi I to west of Buldir I" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 64: 1173–1188. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Undersea Features History". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

Coordinates: 52°20′N 179°00′E / 52.34°N 179°E / 52.34; 179

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