Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49858
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishWaitaki CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 45° 12' 33.2" S (-45.20922°)  
Longitude 171° 35' 36.9" E (171.59357°)  
Min. Lat 45° 15' 42" S (-45.2617°)  
Min. Long 171° 27' 9.7" E (171.4527°)  
Max. Lat 45° 8' 56.4" S (-45.149°)  
Max. Long 171° 44' 17" E (171.7381°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-29. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2014.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with Waitaki River on the adjacent New Zealand mainland. Lit. "wai": river, "taki" (tangi): noisy or weeping.    
Additional information (en): This feature trends NW-SE on the continental shelf and upper continental slope, SW of Banks Peninsula and offshore from the E coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has narrow and steep sides. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Oamaru' in 1981. Minimum depth (m): 125. Maximum depth (m): 1000. Total relief (m): 875. Dimension: 25 km.    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates in New Zealand gazetteer: -45.2, 171.575    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -45.20922 ; Long: 171.59357 (update 2020-04-22)    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237341    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -45.209222; Longitude: 171.593556    
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Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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