Balleny Fracture Zone

62°S 156°E / 62°S 156°E / -62; 156Offshore water bodiesSouthern OceanEtymologyBalleny Islands

Balleny Fracture Zone (62°S 156°E / 62°S 156°E / -62; 156) is a fracture zone in the Southern Ocean that extends south towards the Balleny Islands. The name was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in December 1971.

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•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Balleny Fracture Zone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.