Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30316
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishGuinea DriftJones, E. J. W. and H. Okada (2006). Abyssal circulation change in the equatorial Atlantic: Evidence from Cenozoic sedimentary drifts off West Africa. Marine Geology 232(1-2): 49-61. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 10° 1' 57.1" N (10.03253281°)  
Longitude 21° 56' 54" W (-21.94833101°)  
Min. Lat 9° 45' 15.4" N (9.7543°)  
Min. Long 23° 13' 51.5" W (-23.231°)  
Max. Lat 10° 27' 21.9" N (10.4561°)  
Max. Long 20° 42' 54.2" W (-20.7151°)  
Source Jones, E. J. W. and H. Okada (2006). Abyssal circulation change in the equatorial Atlantic: Evidence from Cenozoic sedimentary drifts off West Africa. Marine Geology 232(1-2): 49-61. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Middle Eocene    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates redefined in 2014. These coordinates represent the centroid and the bounding box of the polygon from the shapefile.    
Drift type (en): Elongated Mounded and separated Drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Muddy    
Relations 
Part of  Central Atlantic Ocean (General Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Antarctic Bottom 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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