Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30295
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBlake DriftFaugères, J.-C., et al. (1993). Contourite drift types and their distribution in the North and South Atlantic Ocean basins. Sedimentary Geology 82: 189-203. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 29° 24' 9.6" N (29.40268038°)  
Longitude 74° 28' 56.1" W (-74.48225595°)  
Min. Lat 26° 4' 14.8" N (26.0708°)  
Min. Long 76° 16' 11.6" W (-76.2699°)  
Max. Lat 32° 11' 21.3" N (32.1892°)  
Max. Long 72° 13' 15.2" W (-72.2209°)  
Source Faugères, J.-C., et al. (1993). Contourite drift types and their distribution in the North and South Atlantic Ocean basins. Sedimentary Geology 82: 189-203. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Coordinate information (en): Coordinates redefined in 2014. These coordinates represent the centroid and the bounding box of the polygon from the shapefile.    
Drift type (en): Elongate mounded and detached Drift    
Relations 
Part of  Western North Atlantic (General Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Atlantic Deep Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2014-07-22 10:07:15 by Velleman Jules
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