Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30388
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishOribi DriftNiemi, T. M., et al. (2000). Post-Eocene seismic stratigraphy of the deep ocean basin adjacent to the southeast African continental margin: a record of geostrophic bottom current systems. Marine Geology 162: 237-258. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 33° 31' 48.9" S (-33.53024542°)  
Longitude 29° 34' 33.5" E (29.5759814°)  
Min. Lat 35° 14' 4.4" S (-35.2346°)  
Min. Long 27° 26' 18.8" E (27.4386°)  
Max. Lat 31° 44' 19.5" S (-31.7387°)  
Max. Long 32° 5' 34.9" E (32.093°)  
Source Niemi, T. M., et al. (2000). Post-Eocene seismic stratigraphy of the deep ocean basin adjacent to the southeast African continental margin: a record of geostrophic bottom current systems. Marine Geology 162: 237-258. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Early Oligocene    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates redefined in 2014. These coordinates represent the centroid and the bounding box of the polygon from the shapefile.    
Relations 
Part of  South African part of the Indian Ocean (Marine Region)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Atlantic Deep Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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