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Princess Alice Bank
The Princess Alice Bank ((ポルトガル語:Banco Princesa Alice)) is a submerged seamount that is located to the southwest of the island of Pico and to the southwest of the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The western area of the bank has a minimum depth of , with clear waters that allow the observation of the ocean floor from the surface. With an abundance of biodiversity, the Bank is a fishing area, in addition to being an important diving spot of the Atlantic Ocean.
==History==
The bank was named after the oceanographic campaign of Albert I, Prince of Monaco, whose research vessel the ''Princess Alice'' was involved in its discovery on 9 July 1896. On that day, at 6:00 a.m., at the beginning of a deep water exploration, rocky ledges were discovered at deep. After scouring the area, the group discovered an extensive "platform", with a perimeter of about , and two extensions of length; the platform was below the surface, although the peak is only from the surface.
The bathymetric survey was entrusted to captain Charlwood Henry Carr (1848-1918), who was also the prince's field assistant and navigator of the ''Princesse Alice''. It was this official who was responsible for the original depth measurements at the Princess Alice Bank.
On 13 July 13, 1896, from Faial, Alberto I sent a telegram to King Carlos I of Portugal announcing the discovery and informing him of the usefulness of the bank for fishing. Returning to Monaco, on 21 August, the prince circulated a press statement reporting the discovery and stressing its importance to the Azorean fishery. In gratitude for the discovery, King Carlos awarded the prince with the "grand collar" of the Order of Santiago, having already granted Captain Henry Carr the honorific degree of master of the Order of St. Benedict in 1894. Increasingly the Princess Alice Bank has become one of the main areas for fishing exploration within the Central Group of islands.
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