MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25055 |
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Name source |
English | Smith Escarpment | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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PlaceType |
Escarpment |
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Latitude |
58° 44' 58.7" N (58.74963756°) |
Longitude |
146° 24' 2.1" W (-146.40058553°) |
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Min. Lat |
58° 30' 0" N (58.5°) |
Min. Long |
146° 48' 0" W (-146.8°) |
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Max. Lat |
59° 0' 0" N (59°) |
Max. Long |
146° 0' 0" W (-146°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-18. Proposer: Albert E. Theberge, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA. Year of proposal: 2005. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. oceanographic survey vessel "Surveyor". Year of discovery: 1988. History: Named after Rear Admiral Paul A. Smith (?-1978) of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (C&GS), a pioneer bathymetrist, being the first to contour the slopes |
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Additional information (en): This feature has a steepness ranging from 25% to 50%. It is located in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Minimum depth (m): 3000. Maximum depth (m): 4200. Total relief (m): 1200. |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 58.75; Longitude: -146.4 |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 9173102 |
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Edit history |
Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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