| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58659 |
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| English | Japaratuba Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
11° 33' 47.9" S (-11.56331°) |
| Longitude |
36° 2' 37.3" W (-36.043695°) |
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12° 15' 30.8" S (-12.2586°) |
| Min. Long |
36° 53' 24" W (-36.89°) |
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| Max. Lat |
10° 52' 5" S (-10.8681°) |
| Max. Long |
35° 11' 50.6" W (-35.1974°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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| Notes |
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated and meandered shape, and a steepness of 5 to 8°. It is the continuity on the seafloor of Japaratuba river on the continent. The canyon is known since the 1970's and has been mentioned in many scientific papers and publications. Ref. 1) Summerhayes et al (1976); 2) REMAC Project "Geomorphology of the Brazilian Continental Margin and adjacent oceanic areas", Junior et al (2017). Minimum depth (m): 50. Maximum depth (m): 4422. Total relief (m): 4372. Dimension/size: 290 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. History: 2018. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Sea Surveyor". Year of discovery: 1996. History: Named from the nearby city and river of Japaratuba, in the north of Sergipe State, Brazil. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988576 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -11.823108; Longitude: -36.232889 |
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Last edited on 2019-05-15 02:08:08 by Lonneville Britt
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