Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30364
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishA3Maldonado, A., et al. (2003). Contourite deposits in the central Scotia Sea: the importance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Weddell Gyre flows. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 198: 187-221. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 57° 55' 1.1" S (-57.91698512°)  
Longitude 38° 14' 4.4" W (-38.23456106°)  
Min. Lat 58° 3' 29" S (-58.0581°)  
Min. Long 38° 31' 31.1" W (-38.5253°)  
Max. Lat 57° 48' 23.3" S (-57.8065°)  
Max. Long 37° 54' 58.3" W (-37.9162°)  
Source Maldonado, A., et al. (2003). Contourite deposits in the central Scotia Sea: the importance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Weddell Gyre flows. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 198: 187-221. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Early 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    
Relations 
Part of  Scan Basin CDS (Contourite Depositional System)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Antarctic Circumpolar Current (Current)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2014-07-22 10:07:15 by Velleman Jules
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