Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30325
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPorcupine DriftLaberg, J. S., et al. (2005). Cenozoic alongslope processes and sedimentation on the NW European Atlantic margin. Marine and Petroleum Geology 22: 1069-1088. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 51° 5' 53.2" N (51.09812151°)  
Longitude 12° 53' 36.3" W (-12.89342376°)  
Min. Lat 50° 19' 11" N (50.3197°)  
Min. Long 14° 0' 19.4" W (-14.0054°)  
Max. Lat 51° 55' 0.6" N (51.9168°)  
Max. Long 11° 50' 45.4" W (-11.8459°)  
Source Laberg, J. S., et al. (2005). Cenozoic alongslope processes and sedimentation on the NW European Atlantic margin. Marine and Petroleum Geology 22: 1069-1088. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Late 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 Mounded and separated Drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Sandy    
Relations 
Part of  Porcupine CDS (Contourite Depositional System)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Atlantic 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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