Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/6823
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishAntarctic CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 68° 53' 32.9" S (-68.89247227°)  
Longitude 35° 49' 52.9" W (-35.83137011°)  
Min. Lat 71° 30' 0" S (-71.5°)  
Min. Long 41° 15' 0" W (-41.25°)  
Max. Lat 67° 34' 0" S (-67.5667°)  
Max. Long 27° 50' 0" W (-27.8333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -71.5; Long: -41.25; minLat: -71.5; minLong: -41.25; maxLat: -67.5667; maxLong: -27.8333    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Most likely named after the Norwegian whaler "Antarctic" sent out in 1984-1995 to investigate reports of commercially profitable whales.    
Relation 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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