Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30399
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNorth Weddell Sea DriftPudsey, C.J. (2002). The Weddell Sea: contourites and hemipelagites at the northern margin of the Weddell Gyre, in: Stow, D.A.V. et al. (Ed.) (2002). Deep-water contourite systems: Modern drifts and ancient series, seismic and sedimentary characteristics. Geological Society Memoir, 22: pp. 289-303 (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 63° 50' 29.9" S (-63.8416358°)  
Longitude 52° 16' 47" W (-52.27971415°)  
Min. Lat 64° 17' 7.9" S (-64.2855°)  
Min. Long 53° 11' 13" W (-53.1869°)  
Max. Lat 63° 19' 5.8" S (-63.3183°)  
Max. Long 51° 19' 52.2" W (-51.3312°)  
Source Pudsey, C.J. (2002). The Weddell Sea: contourites and hemipelagites at the northern margin of the Weddell Gyre, in: Stow, D.A.V. et al. (Ed.) (2002). Deep-water contourite systems: Modern drifts and ancient series, seismic and sedimentary characteristics. Geological Society Memoir, 22: pp. 289-303 (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Oligocene    
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): Plastered and separated drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Sandy-silty    
Relations 
Part of  Weddell Sea (Natural Reserve)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Weddell Sea Deep 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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