Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25055
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSmith EscarpmentIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Escarpment 
Latitude 58° 44' 58.7" N (58.74963756°)  
Longitude 146° 24' 2.1" W (-146.40058553°)  
Min. Lat 58° 30' 0" N (58.5°)  
Min. Long 146° 48' 0" W (-146.8°)  
Max. Lat 59° 0' 0" N (59°)  
Max. Long 146° 0' 0" W (-146°)  
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-18. Proposer: Albert E. Theberge, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA. Year of proposal: 2005.    
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    
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.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 58.75; Longitude: -146.4    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 9173102    
Relations 
Part of  Gulf of Alaska (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  United States Exclusive Economic Zone (Alaska) (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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