Kosminskaya Fracture Zone

The Kosminskaya fracture zone is an undersea fracture zone named for Professor Irina Kosminskaya, a Russian scientist specializing in Marine Geophysics and Seismology.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Fracture zone
  • Description: undersea fracture zone southwest of the South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: “Kosminskaja Fracture Zone” and “Kosminskaya fracture zone”

Kosminskaya Fracture Zone

Latitude
-61.53333° or 61° 32′ south
Longitude
-30.33333° or 30° 20′ west
Open location code
39CFFM88+MM
Geo­Names ID
4036767
Wiki­data ID
Q6433255
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