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Plantagenet Bank

Coordinates: 31°59′00″N 65°11′00″W / 31.983333°N 65.183333°W / 31.983333; -65.183333
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31°59′00″N 65°11′00″W / 31.983333°N 65.183333°W / 31.983333; -65.183333

The Plantagenet Bank is an under-sea feature in the Atlantic Ocean about 25 miles (40 kilometres) southwest of Bermuda.[1][2][3]

The site was the home of the Argus Island research tower until May of 1976.[4] The tower hosted several oceanographic research studies in the area focusing on currents.[5][6]

The bank has significant carbonate deposits.[7] It was studied in the early 1960s for its magnetic deviations which contribute to the lore of the Bermuda Triangle.[3]

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  1. ^ "Marine Regions · Plantagenet Bank (Bank)". Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ "Plantagenet Bank: Undersea Features". geographic.org. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  3. ^ a b Young, G A; Kontis, Angelo L (January 1964). A study of aeromagnetic component data Plantagenet Bank. United States. Naval Oceanographic Office. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.47284. OCLC 34664784. S2CID 73697680.
  4. ^ Flato 1976, p. 10.
  5. ^ Bruce, John G (1961-06-01). "Current Studies off Plantagenet Bank". Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  6. ^ Rossby, H.Thomas (August 1969). "A vertical profile of currents near Plantagenet Bank". Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 16 (4): 377–385. Bibcode:1969DSRA...16..377T. doi:10.1016/0011-7471(69)90005-9.
  7. ^ Gross, M Grant (1965). "Carbonate Deposits on Plantagenet Bank near Bermuda". GSA Bulletin. 76 (11): 1283–1290. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[1283:CDOPBN]2.0.CO;2.

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