Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57693
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHerekino BankIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Bank 
Latitude 35° 15' 3.7" S (-35.251015°)  
Longitude 172° 27' 31.2" E (172.458655°)  
Min. Lat 35° 16' 43.9" S (-35.2789°)  
Min. Long 172° 25' 26.3" E (172.424°)  
Max. Lat 35° 13' 23.4" S (-35.2232°)  
Max. Long 172° 29' 36.1" E (172.4934°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -35.233333; Long: 172.457667    
Additional information (en): A rounded feature in a generally ovoid shape. This is a small feature approximately 60 km W of Herekino Harbour entrance, to the S of Ninety Mile Beach and N of Hokianga Harbour, offshore from the North Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Hokianga' in 1984. The single position represents the shoalest part of the feature. Minimum depth (m): 566. Maximum depth (m): 720. Total relief (m): 154. Dimension/size: 3.5 km x 2.5 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: Mark Dyer, New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB); and Adam Greenland, New Zealand Hydrographic Office (LINZ). History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: New Zealand hydrographic survey vessel HMNZS "Lachlan". Year of discovery: 1971. History: Named in association with Herekino (locality), Herekino River, Herekino Gorge, Herekino Forest and Herekino Harbour on the adjacent mainland. The literal meaning of Herekino is "badly tied bird snares".    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988569    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -35.250664; Longitude: 172.458953    
Relation 
Part of  Tasman Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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