Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30258
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishArgentine Slope CDSHernandez-Molina, F. J., et al. (2009). Contourite depositional system on the Argentine Slope: An exceptional record of the influence of Antarctic water masses. Geology 37(6): 507-510. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Contourite Depositional System 
Latitude 40° 31' 33.7" S (-40.52603733°)  
Longitude 41° 56' 0.3" W (-41.93342797°)  
Min. Lat 49° 38' 28.6" S (-49.6413°)  
Min. Long 59° 36' 57.9" W (-59.6161°)  
Max. Lat 28° 1' 50.7" S (-28.0307°)  
Max. Long 24° 39' 28.4" W (-24.6579°)  
Source Hernandez-Molina, F. J., et al. (2009). Contourite depositional system on the Argentine Slope: An exceptional record of the influence of Antarctic water masses. Geology 37(6): 507-510. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Early Oligocene    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates redefined in 2014. These coordinates represent the centroid and the bounding box of the polygon from the shapefile.    
Relations 
Part of  High Seas of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Antarctic Bottom Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2014-07-22 10:07:15 by Velleman Jules
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