Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/30421
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBelgica Mound Province Buried Confined DriftVan Rooij, D., et al. (2007). Quaternary sediment dynamics in the Belgica mounds province, Porcupine Seabight: Ice rafting events and contour current processes. International Journal of Earth Sciences 96: 121-140. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 51° 23' 24" N (51.39°)  
Longitude 11° 37' 48" W (-11.63°)  
Source Van Rooij, D., et al. (2007). Quaternary sediment dynamics in the Belgica mounds province, Porcupine Seabight: Ice rafting events and contour current processes. International Journal of Earth Sciences 96: 121-140. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Maximum age (en): Early Miocene    
Additional information (en): Fossil    
Drift type (en): Confined drift    
Mean contourite type (en): Muddy-sandy    
Relations 
Part of  Porcupine CDS (Contourite Depositional System)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Atlantic Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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