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Enderby Plain
Enderby Plain
is an undersea
plain
, located off the coast of
Enderby Land
and
Queen Maud Land
,
East Antarctica
. The name was
approved
by the U.S.
Board on Geographic Names
Advisory Committee on Undersea Features
in
June 1988
.
This submarine
terrain feature
is named after the
Enderby Brothers
,
owners
of a
19th-century
whaling
company based in
London, England
. The company sponsored several
expeditions
to
Antarctica
in the
mid-19th century
.