Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30291
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNew Foundland DriftFaugères, J.-C., et al. (1993). Contourite drift types and their distribution in the North and South Atlantic Ocean basins. Sedimentary Geology 82: 189-203. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 40° 27' 52.7" N (40.46464605°)  
Longitude 47° 5' 41.5" W (-47.09487081°)  
Min. Lat 39° 4' 21.1" N (39.0725°)  
Min. Long 50° 9' 14" W (-50.1539°)  
Max. Lat 43° 0' 32.6" N (43.009°)  
Max. Long 45° 4' 12.6" W (-45.0702°)  
Source Faugères, J.-C., et al. (1993). Contourite drift types and their distribution in the North and South Atlantic Ocean basins. Sedimentary Geology 82: 189-203. (look up in IMIS)
Notes 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  Western North Atlantic (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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