Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30414
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishCaicos Outer RidgeTucholke, B. E. and J. I. Ewing (1974). Bathymetry and Sediment Geometry of the Greater Antilles Outer Ridge and Vicinity. Geological Society of America Bulletin 85: 1789-1802. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 22° 28' 37" N (22.47694877°)  
Longitude 70° 57' 23.9" W (-70.95664255°)  
Min. Lat 21° 28' 17.5" N (21.4715°)  
Min. Long 72° 13' 52.5" W (-72.2313°)  
Max. Lat 23° 35' 9.7" N (23.586°)  
Max. Long 69° 31' 55" W (-69.5319°)  
Source Tucholke, B. E. and J. I. Ewing (1974). Bathymetry and Sediment Geometry of the Greater Antilles Outer Ridge and Vicinity. Geological Society of America Bulletin 85: 1789-1802. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Miocene    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates redefined in 2014. These coordinates represent the centroid and the bounding box of the polygon from the shapefile.    
Mean contourite type (en): Muddy    
Relations 
Part of  British Exclusive Economic Zone (Turks and Caicos Islands) (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  Western Boundary 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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