Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30294
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSnorri 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 58° 58' 52.1" N (58.98113853°)  
Longitude 32° 56' 28.4" W (-32.94121661°)  
Min. Lat 52° 27' 24.1" N (52.4567°)  
Min. Long 38° 19' 18.6" W (-38.3218°)  
Max. Lat 64° 20' 1.4" N (64.3337°)  
Max. Long 28° 22' 45.5" W (-28.3793°)  
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  Icelandic part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region)  [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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