Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30292
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHatteras 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 35° 17' 24" N (35.29001219°)  
Longitude 70° 47' 8.2" W (-70.78560255°)  
Min. Lat 33° 53' 55.7" N (33.8988°)  
Min. Long 73° 4' 32.4" W (-73.0757°)  
Max. Lat 36° 30' 29.4" N (36.5082°)  
Max. Long 68° 31' 54.5" W (-68.5318°)  
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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