Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26641
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishGangneung CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 37° 47' 4.4" N (37.78455854°)  
Longitude 129° 8' 12.3" E (129.1367439°)  
Min. Lat 37° 44' 34.8" N (37.743°)  
Min. Long 129° 6' 7.2" E (129.102°)  
Max. Lat 37° 48' 54" N (37.815°)  
Max. Long 129° 11' 13.2" E (129.187°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 37.786667; Long: 129.14; minLat: 37.743; minLong: 129.102; maxLat: 37.815; maxLong: 129.187    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-24. Proposer: Korea Committee on Geographical Names (KCGN). Year of proposal: 2011.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Korean research vessel "Tamhae 2". Year of discovery: 2010. History: Named from the nearby city of Gangneung, South Korea.    
Additional information (en): This feature extends from the shelf downslope to the floor on the East. Some expression of the canyon extends onto the seafloor, eastward of the base of the slope. Minimum depth (m): 275. Maximum depth (m): 850. Total relief (m): 575. Dimension: 14.1 km l    
Relations 
Part of  Japan Sea/East Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
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