Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30286
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishZone C'Embley, R. E. and M. G. Langseth (1977). Sedimentation processes on the continental rise of northeastern South America. Marine Geology 25: 279-297. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 10° 52' 2.2" N (10.86727268°)  
Longitude 54° 1' 20.6" W (-54.02238181°)  
Min. Lat 10° 20' 2.1" N (10.3339°)  
Min. Long 55° 46' 21.6" W (-55.7727°)  
Max. Lat 11° 19' 25.4" N (11.3237°)  
Max. Long 52° 5' 32.3" W (-52.0923°)  
Source Embley, R. E. and M. G. Langseth (1977). Sedimentation processes on the continental rise of northeastern South America. Marine Geology 25: 279-297. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Pleistocene    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates redefined in 2014. These coordinates represent the centroid and the bounding box of the polygon from the shapefile.    
Mean contourite type (en): Silty-sandy    
Relations 
Part of  Central Atlantic Ocean (General Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Atlantic Deep 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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