Hofmann Trough

The Hofmann Trough is a submarine bank in the . It is named for Walther Hofmann, a cartographer/photogrammetrist on polar expeditions. The name was proposed by Heinrich Hinze of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, , Germany, and was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1997.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Trough
  • Description: submerged bank in Southern Ocean
  • Also known as: “Hoffmann Trough”

Hofmann Trough

Latitude
-77° or 77° south
Longitude
-32.5° or 32° 30′ west
Open location code
29M92G22+22
Geo­Names ID
4036759
Wiki­data ID
Q5876807
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Satellite Map

Discover Hofmann Trough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hofmann Trough” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hofmann Trough”
  • German: “Hofmann Trough”
  • Swedish: “Hofmann Trough”

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