Amundsen Plain
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Amundsen Plain is an undersea abyssal plain
named in association with Amundsen Coast
. The name was approved by the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features in June 1988.
Abyssal plain
An abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3000 and 6000 metres. Lying generally between the foot of a continental rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the Earth’s surface. They are among the flattest, smoothest...
named in association with Amundsen Coast
Amundsen Coast
Amundsen Coast is that portion of the coast to the south of the Ross Ice Shelf lying between Morris Peak, on the east side of Liv Glacier, and the west side of the Scott Glacier. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 for Captain Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who led...
. The name was approved by the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features in June 1988.