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Petrel Bank

Petrel Bank

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Region:
  • Aleutians West (CA)
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In Bering Sea, off NE coast of Semisopochnoi I., Aleutian Islands.

History of Petrel Bank

Discovered by Lieutenant Commander F. H. Sherman, U. S. N. in 1904, and named for his vessel, the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Petrel. Name published on a 1906 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) chart.