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Amundsen Plain

Abyssal plain in the Southern Ocean

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 1, 2023
Entity authorityQ155998 ↗
Source-derived summary

Amundsen Plain (65°0′S 125°0′W) is an undersea abyssal plain named in association with Amundsen Coast. The name was approved by the Advisory Committee on Undersea Features in June 1988.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from "Amundsen Plain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Amundsen Plain” as abyssal plain in the Southern Ocean. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Amundsen, Plain and Abyssal.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1988—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Amundsen, Plain and Abyssal providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Amundsen Plain”, the useful work is to connect “abyssal plain in the Southern Ocean” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 1, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q155998. Authority coordinates are -65.000, -125.000. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1988.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Amundsen Plain”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Amundsen Plain primary sources, Amundsen Plain archive and Amundsen research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Amundsen Plain”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Amundsen Plain” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.