Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26682
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishRio Grande Oeste RiseIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Rise 
Latitude 30° 5' 40" S (-30.09445719°)  
Longitude 40° 31' 34.8" W (-40.52634664°)  
Min. Lat 32° 8' 16.8" S (-32.138°)  
Min. Long 41° 42' 57.6" W (-41.716°)  
Max. Lat 28° 24' 21.6" S (-28.406°)  
Max. Long 38° 40' 4.8" W (-38.668°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -30.063; Long: -40.5788; minLat: -32.138; minLong: -41.716; maxLat: -28.406; maxLong: -38.668    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-24. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. Year of proposal: 2011.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from its proximity to Rio Grande Rise ("Oeste" means "West" in Portuguese).    
Additional information (en): This feature is well known since 70´s and has been mentioned in many scientific papers and publications, for instance in the REMAC Project: "Geomorphology of the Brazilian Continental Margin and adjacent oceanic areas". Also known as Rio Grande Oeste Plat    
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Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [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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