Amundsen Basin Amundsen Basin The Amundsen Basin, with depths up to 4.4 km, is the deepest abyssal plain in the Arctic Ocean. The Amundsen Basin is embraced by the Lomonosov Ridge (from to ) and the Gakkel Ridge (from to ). It is named after the polar researcher Roald Amundsen. Together with the Nansen Basin, the Amundsen Basin is often summarized as Eurasian Basin. The Russian-American cooperation Nansen and Amundsen Basin Observational System (NABOS) aims "to provide a quantitative observationally based assessment of circulation, water mass transformations, and transformation mechanisms in the Eurasian and Canadian Basins of the Arctic Ocean". The Amundsen
Lowest of the Low (book) countries. It became Germany’s largest literary post-World War II success. The publication of Wallraff’s book increased the European public’s interest in the mistreatment and social isolation of foreign workers. There were also investigations into illegal employment agencies as a result. In an effort to help foreigners, Günter Wallraff created “Ausländersolidarität” (“"Solidarity with Foreigners"”), a fund to assist newcomers in Germany. Lowest of the Low (book) Lowest of the Low or Lowest of the Low: the Turkish worker in West Germany is the English translation of German journalist Günter Wallraff’s book Ganz unten (“At the bottom”), originally published in Germany in