Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30391
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishWestern Porcupine Bank DriftOvrebo, L. K., et al. (2006). A record of fluctuating bottom currents on the slopes west of the Porcupine Bank, offshore Ireland - implications for Late Quaternary climate forcing. Marine Geology 225(1-4): 279-309. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 52° 15' 0" N (52.25°)  
Longitude 15° 17' 24" W (-15.29°)  
Source Ovrebo, L. K., et al. (2006). A record of fluctuating bottom currents on the slopes west of the Porcupine Bank, offshore Ireland - implications for Late Quaternary climate forcing. Marine Geology 225(1-4): 279-309. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Plio-Pleistocene    
Drift type (en): Plastered?    
Mean contourite type (en): Sandy-muddy    
Relations 
Part of  Irish part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Atlantic Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2013-07-22 08:17:17 by Velleman Jules
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