Lecointe Guyot

Lecointe Guyot (65°6′S 93°0′W / 65.100°S 93.000°W / -65.100; -93.000Coordinates: 65°6′S 93°0′W / 65.100°S 93.000°W / -65.100; -93.000) is an undersea tablemount named for Georges Lecointe, navigator/astronomer aboard the Belgica. The name was proposed by Dr. Rick Hagen of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany, and was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1997.[1] The minimal depth is 280m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lecointe Guyot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  2. ↑ http://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=6970

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