Ives Bank (67°40′S 68°12′W / 67.667°S 68.200°W) is a submarine bank with a least depth of 11 metres (6 fathoms) in the Bellingshausen Sea. It is located in the southern approaches to Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, Antarctica, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Mikkelsen Islands.[1] It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Lieutenant Commander David M. Ives, Royal Navy, who surveyed this bank from HMS Endurance in March 1981.[2]
Ives Bank | |
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Submerged bank
  Ives Bank (Antarctica) | |
 Interactive map of Ives Bank | |
| Ocean | Southern Ocean |
References
edit- ↑ "Ives Bank". Geographic Names Information System: Antarctica Detail. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
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