Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30326
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishAlbufeira DriftLlave, E., et al. (2001). Seismic stacking pattern of the Faro-Albufeira contourite system (Gulf of Cadiz): a Quaternary record of paleoceanographic and tectonic influences. Marine Geophysical Researches 22: 487-508. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 36° 37' 15" N (36.62083003°)  
Longitude 8° 16' 21.8" W (-8.27271218°)  
Min. Lat 36° 32' 26.4" N (36.5407°)  
Min. Long 8° 32' 3.5" W (-8.5343°)  
Max. Lat 36° 41' 28.6" N (36.6913°)  
Max. Long 7° 55' 42.6" W (-7.9285°)  
Source Llave, E., et al. (2001). Seismic stacking pattern of the Faro-Albufeira contourite system (Gulf of Cadiz): a Quaternary record of paleoceanographic and tectonic influences. Marine Geophysical Researches 22: 487-508. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Late Pleistocene    
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): Sheeted Drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Silty    
Relations 
Part of  Gulf of Cadiz CDS (Contourite Depositional System)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Mediterranean Outflow Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2014-07-22 10:07:15 by Velleman Jules
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