Oates Canyon () is an
undersea canyon on the continental rise east of
Iselin Bank in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...
. Its name (approved June 1988 (ACUF 228)) is associated with
Oates Coast
Oates Coast () is the portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Hudson and Cape Williams. It forms the coast of Oates Land, part of the Australian claim to the Antarctic. The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 b ...
.
References
Canyons and gorges of Antarctica
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