Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30273
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishVega DriftA. Camerlenghi, E. Domack, M. Rebesco, R. Gilbert, S. Ishman, A. Leventer, S. Brachfeld, A. Drake (2001). Glacial morphology and post-glacial contourites in northern Prince Gustav Channel (NW Weddell Sea, Antarctica). Marine Geophysical Research, 22 (2001), pp. 417–443 (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 63° 44' 19.9" S (-63.73886958°)  
Longitude 57° 24' 1.3" W (-57.40035298°)  
Min. Lat 63° 45' 15.4" S (-63.7543°)  
Min. Long 57° 30' 48.3" W (-57.5134°)  
Max. Lat 63° 43' 43" S (-63.7286°)  
Max. Long 57° 18' 2.8" W (-57.3008°)  
Source A. Camerlenghi, E. Domack, M. Rebesco, R. Gilbert, S. Ishman, A. Leventer, S. Brachfeld, A. Drake (2001). Glacial morphology and post-glacial contourites in northern Prince Gustav Channel (NW Weddell Sea, Antarctica). Marine Geophysical Research, 22 (2001), pp. 417–443 (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Holocene    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates redefined in 2014. These coordinates represent the centroid and bounding box of the polygon from the shapefile.    
Drift type (en): Plastered patched drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Glacial    
Relations 
Part of  Weddell Sea (Natural Reserve)  [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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