Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33503
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHurunui CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 42° 55' 9.9" S (-42.91941413°)  
Longitude 173° 45' 28.3" E (173.7578709°)  
Min. Lat 42° 59' 43.1" S (-42.9953°)  
Min. Long 173° 37' 22.1" E (173.6228°)  
Max. Lat 42° 53' 22.9" S (-42.8897°)  
Max. Long 173° 55' 4.1" E (173.9178°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Coordinates calculated from feature    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -42.9425; Long: 173.7703; minLat: -42.9953; minLong: 173.6228; maxLat: -42.8897; maxLong: 173.9178    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-25. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2012.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from the Hurunui settlement and river nearby to the north of Pegasus Bay, New Zealand.    
Additional information (en): This feature is incised into the continental slope off northern Canterbury. It extends northeastwards to the southern end of the Hikurangi Trough. Reference: Herzer & Carter, 1983 ("Pegasus" Chart).    
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Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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