Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24964
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMaceió Sul TerraceIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Terrace 
Latitude 9° 57' 32" S (-9.95889°)  
Longitude 35° 23' 29" W (-35.3914°)  
Min. Lat 10° 7' 58.8" S (-10.133°)  
Min. Long 35° 36' 51.1" W (-35.6142°)  
Max. Lat 9° 46' 40.8" S (-9.778°)  
Max. Long 35° 9' 52.9" W (-35.1647°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Previous coordinates 2011: minLat: -9.78, minLong: -35.16, maxLat: -10.13, maxLong: -35.61    
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): 3200. Total relief (m): 2700. Dimension: ~ 38 km x 40 km.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 12358117    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -9.964; Long: -35.362 (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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