Wegener Canyon

Wegener Canyon (70°45′S 14°0′W / 70.750°S 14.000°W / -70.750; -14.000Coordinates: 70°45′S 14°0′W / 70.750°S 14.000°W / -70.750; -14.000) is an undersea canyon named for Alfred Wegener. Name proposed by Hans Werner Schenke, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 7/89 (ACUF 233).

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

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