Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30362
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishW4Maldonado, 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 57° 39' 23.4" S (-57.65649507°)  
Longitude 36° 57' 45.5" W (-36.9626354°)  
Min. Lat 57° 53' 33.1" S (-57.8925°)  
Min. Long 37° 14' 6.2" W (-37.2351°)  
Max. Lat 57° 28' 25.6" S (-57.4738°)  
Max. Long 36° 41' 13.9" W (-36.6872°)  
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): Sheeted 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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