Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58199
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBounty ShelfIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Shelf 
Latitude 47° 43' 43" S (-47.72861°)  
Longitude 179° 18' 4.1" E (179.301125°)  
Min. Lat 48° 6' 3.7" S (-48.101°)  
Min. Long 178° 46' 57" E (178.7825°)  
Max. Lat 47° 21' 22.2" S (-47.3562°)  
Max. Long 179° 49' 11.1" E (179.8197°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -47.583333; Long: 179.25    
Additional information (en): This feature, adjacent to the Bounty Islands, is located approximately 740 km E-SE of the SE coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on Island Bathymetry Series (IBS) chart 'Bounty Island' in 1969. Minimum depth (m): 130. Maximum depth (m): 200. Total relief (m): 70. Dimension/size: 60 km x 60 km (demarcated by the 200 m isobath).    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with the nearby Bounty Islands, which Lieutenant William Bligh, Commander of HMS Bounty, named after his ship in 1788.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988584    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -47.728894; Longitude: 179.32675    
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Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2019-05-13 13:26:55 by Lonneville Britt
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