Plantagenet Bank Explained

31.9833°N -65.1833°W

The Plantagenet Bank is an under-sea feature in the Atlantic Ocean about 25miles southwest of Bermuda.^{[1] [2]}

The site was the home of the Argus Island research tower until May of 1976. The tower hosted several oceanographic research studies in the area focusing on currents.^{[3] [4]}

The bank has significant carbonate deposits.^[5] It was studied in the early 1960s for its magnetic deviations which contribute to the lore of the Bermuda Triangle.^[6]

Bibliography

• Book: Flato, Matthew . 1976 . Argus Island Tower 1960 to 1976 . Washington . Naval Research Laboratory . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521152903/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA031734 . live . May 21, 2015 . 20 May 2015 .

Notes and References

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