Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30360
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishW2Maldonado, A., et al. (2003). Contourite deposits in the central Scotia Sea: the importance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Weddell Gyre flows. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 198: 187-221. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 58° 42' 57.8" S (-58.71604629°)  
Longitude 37° 56' 37.7" W (-37.94379543°)  
Min. Lat 58° 55' 7.6" S (-58.9188°)  
Min. Long 38° 29' 2.1" W (-38.4839°)  
Max. Lat 58° 8' 35.9" S (-58.1433°)  
Max. Long 37° 12' 33.9" W (-37.2094°)  
Source Maldonado, A., et al. (2003). Contourite deposits in the central Scotia Sea: the importance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Weddell Gyre flows. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 198: 187-221. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Early Miocene    
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): Elongated mounted and separated drift    
Relations 
Part of  Scan Basin CDS (Contourite Depositional System)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Weddell Sea 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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