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Vaughan Seamount

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Vaughan Seamount (67°37′S 163°30′E / 67.617°S 163.500°E / -67.617; 163.500), formerly Vaughan Bank, is a seamount and submarine bank in the Balleny Islands area. It was named for V. J. Vaughan, Commanding Officer, USS Glacier used in the U.S./New Zealand Balleny Island Expedition (1965). Name approved 4/80 (ACUF 201).

In June 2017, the New Zealand Geographic Board altered the unofficial name "Vaughan Bank" to "Vaughan Seamount".[1]

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  1. ^ "Notice of Decisions to Alter and Adopt Undersea Feature Names". New Zealand Gazette. Retrieved 5 August 2023.