Sohm Abyssal Plain Explained

The Sohm Abyssal Plain is in the North Atlantic and has an area of around .^[1] It is located off the coast of the Canadian Maritime provinces and New England in the United States.^[2] The region was named for Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm, a German naturalist on the Challenger expedition in the late-19th Century.^[3]

34°N -55°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Scott, Mike. Ocean: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed. DK Publishing. 2009. New York. 182. 978-0-7566-6117-5. etal.
2. Web site: Gravity map of the North Atlantic Ocean after Sandwell and Smith . December 22, 2023.
3. Web site: Marine Gazetteer Placedetails - Suhm Plain . April 22, 2020 . December 22, 2023.