Shallow Princess Alice is a mountain that is under water. The shoal is located in the Azores, 93 km South-West of the island of Pico and 83 km South-West of the island of Faial. And Pico island and Faial Island make up the Central group of Islands that comprise the Azores archipelago.

The minimum depth shallows Princess Alice is 35 meters. The area of the Azores is famous for clear water through which you can see the bottom of the ocean and various inhabitants of the underwater world. A sand Bank, or another name of the Bank, is considered as the perfect fishing spot. It is worth noting that among the most popular areas in the Atlantic ocean for diving shallow Princess Alice is one of the first places.

The Bank was opened in Oceanographic company in 1896. It was led by albert I, Prince of Monaco, and did it on the research vessel "Princess Alice". The expedition was conducted in July, and 9 were started research work on deep waters, during which at a depth of 241 meters were discovered rocky reefs. After he cleared the surface, the team found impressive dimensions of the platform, the perimeter of which is approximately 55 km away Captain Henry Charlwood Carr, personal assistant of Prince albert I and Navigator of the ship "Princess Alice", conducted a bathymetric (hydrographic) surveying, and after the telegram was reported to the king of Portugal Carlos I of this opening. The cable was on the performed measurements and that the shallows are rich in fish. For this discovery Prince albert I, was awarded by king Carlos I with the order of Santiago.