Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30321
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLofoten DriftLaberg, J. S., et al. (1999). The Lofoten contourite drift off Norway. Marine Geology 159: 1-6. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 68° 27' 33.3" N (68.45923988°)  
Longitude 10° 50' 17.2" E (10.83809995°)  
Min. Lat 68° 7' 44.3" N (68.129°)  
Min. Long 10° 6' 14.5" E (10.104°)  
Max. Lat 68° 45' 16.5" N (68.7546°)  
Max. Long 11° 47' 11.5" E (11.7865°)  
Source Laberg, J. S., et al. (1999). The Lofoten contourite drift off Norway. Marine Geology 159: 1-6. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Middle-Miocene    
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 mounted and separated drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Sandy-muddy    
Relations 
Part of  Norwegian part of the Norwegian Sea (Marine Region)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Atlantic Intermediate 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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