Wegener Canyon
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wegener-canyon-283-651751
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Wegener Canyon
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Wegener Canyon is a submarine canyon named for Alfred Wegener. It is located between Kap Norvegia and the Explora Escarpment as a feature for sediment transport at the Antarctic continental margin. The Canyon was mapped during various expeditions of the German research vessel RV Polarstern with a swath sonar system. The name was proposed by Hans Werner Schenke, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. Name approved 7/89. This article incorporates public doma
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wegener_Canyon
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2021-02-20T21:47:55Z
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