Ives Bank

Ives Bank
Submerged bank
Ives Bank is located in Antarctica
Ives Bank
Ives Bank (Antarctica)
Interactive map of Ives Bank
OceanSouthern Ocean

Ives Bank (67°40′S 68°12′W / 67.667°S 68.200°W / -67.667; -68.200) 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. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Ives Bank". Geographic Names Information System: Antarctica Detail. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-06-07.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Ives Bank". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.