Explora Escarpment

Explora Escarpment is an undersea escarpment named for the Antarctic science ship F.S. Explora. The name, proposed by Dr. Heinrich Hinze of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany, was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1997.
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Explora Escarpment

Latitude
-70.55° or 70° 33′ south
Longitude
-15° or 15° west
Open location code
2CX7F222+22
Geo­Names ID
4036755
Wiki­data ID
Q5421311
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Explora Escarpment” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Explora Escarpment
  • German: Explora Escarpment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Explora Escarpment
  • Swedish: Explora Escarpment

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