Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33753
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBrazilian Topographic High DriftA.R. Viana (2002). Seismic expression of shallow- to deep-water contourites along the south-eastern Brazilian margin. Marine Geophysical researches, 22 (2002), pp. 509-527 (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 22° 42' 58.6" S (-22.716271°)  
Longitude 39° 9' 21.5" W (-39.155963°)  
Source A.R. Viana (2002). Seismic expression of shallow- to deep-water contourites along the south-eastern Brazilian margin. Marine Geophysical researches, 22 (2002), pp. 509-527 (look up in IMIS)
Notes Prevailing contourite type (en): Sandy-muddy    
Relations 
Part of  Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Atlantic Deep Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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