Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30299
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMenorca Sediment DriftFrigola, J., et al. (2008). Evidence of abrupt changes in Western Mediterranean Deep Water circulation during the last 50 kyr: A high-resolution marine record from the Balearic Sea. Quaternary International 181(1): 88-104. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 40° 30' 0" N (40.5°)  
Longitude 4° 1' 48" E (4.03°)  
Source Frigola, J., et al. (2008). Evidence of abrupt changes in Western Mediterranean Deep Water circulation during the last 50 kyr: A high-resolution marine record from the Balearic Sea. Quaternary International 181(1): 88-104. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Pleistocene    
Additional information (en): Core data from IMAGES-V core MD99-2343    
Drift type (en): Elongated mounded and separated Drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Silty    
Relations 
Part of  Menorca CDS (Contourite Depositional System)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Balearic Current (Current)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2013-07-22 08:17:17 by Velleman Jules
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