Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30356
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBjörn DriftMacLachlan, S. E., et al. (2008). Investigations of the bottom current sculpted margin of Hatton Bank, NE Atlantic. Marine Geology 253(3-4): 170-184. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 61° 6' 41.2" N (61.11145558°)  
Longitude 21° 19' 10.7" W (-21.31964997°)  
Min. Lat 59° 16' 21" N (59.2725°)  
Min. Long 26° 50' 58.9" W (-26.8497°)  
Max. Lat 62° 22' 36.2" N (62.3767°)  
Max. Long 14° 57' 0.6" W (-14.9502°)  
Source MacLachlan, S. E., et al. (2008). Investigations of the bottom current sculpted margin of Hatton Bank, NE Atlantic. Marine Geology 253(3-4): 170-184. (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 Mounded and separated Drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Silty    
Relations 
Part of  Northern North Atlantic (General Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Deep Western Boundary Current (Current)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2014-07-22 10:07:15 by Velleman Jules
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