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Western Antarctic Channel Renamed for Former BBC Science Correspondent

A stretch of water in the west of Antarctica is now called the Amos Channel, named after a former BBC journalist.

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A stretch of water in the west of Antarctica is now called the Amos Channel, named after a former BBC journalist, according to a BBC News report.

The report's headline describes the honoree as a former BBC science correspondent. Its summary refers to the same person as an "ex-BBC journalist" and says the channel is named after that person, so the two descriptions are consistent.

The summary available for this account does not give further details of the naming. It does not say who proposed the name, what process led to it, or when it was formally adopted, and it does not describe the channel's exact location beyond stating that it lies in the west of the continent.

Because the BBC material reviewed for this story is brief, this account is limited to the naming itself. Any additional background, reasons for the choice, or reaction to the decision is not contained in the material reviewed and is not reported here.

Sources: BBC News: Part of Antarctica named after former BBC science correspondent.