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Powell Basin

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Powell Basin (62°15′S 49°30′W / 62.250°S 49.500°W / -62.250; -49.500) is an undersea basin between the southern tip of Argentina and Antarctica named for George Powell, captain of an English sealing ship, who discovered Powell Island. Name approved 11/77 (ACUF 177).

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