Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24963
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMaceió Norte TerraceIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Terrace 
Latitude 9° 16' 53.7" S (-9.28159°)  
Longitude 34° 45' 41.5" W (-34.76152°)  
Min. Lat 9° 34' 31.1" S (-9.5753°)  
Min. Long 35° 1' 23.9" W (-35.0233°)  
Max. Lat 8° 59' 28.7" S (-8.9913°)  
Max. Long 34° 31' 25.7" W (-34.5238°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Previous coordinates 2011: minLat: -8.99, minLong: -34.52, maxLat: -9.58, maxLong: -35.02    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-23. Proposer: Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Hydrographic Office (DHN). Year of proposal: 2010.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Sirius". Year of discovery: 1994. History: Named from the nearby city of Maceió, the capital of Alagoas State, Brazil. This name has been used by the Brazilian scientific community since 1970s.    
Additional information (en): This feature has an irregular triangle shape. Minimum depth (m): 500. Maximum depth (m): 3800. Total relief (m): 3300. Dimension: ~ 60 km x 45 km.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 12358116    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -9.28233; Long: -34.76617 (update 2026-09-29)    
Relations 
Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2026-09-29 09:47:45 by Lonneville Britt
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