The Bowie Canyon is a submarine canyon located in the Bering Sea.[1] It is a submerged line of demarcation between the Bowers Ridge and the Aleutian Ridge.[2] At its deepest point, it is 1.3 miles deep.[1] It is named after American geodetic engineer, William Bowie.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "What are the coordinates of Bowie Canyon". Wolfram Alpha. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Gibson, William; Nichols, Haven (October 1953). "Configuration of the Aleutian Ridge Rat Islands — Semisopchnoi I to west of Buldir I". Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 64 (10): 1173–1188. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1953)64[1173:COTARR]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Undersea Features History". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

52°20′N 179°00′E / 52.34°N 179°E / 52.34; 179

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