MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33521 |
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Name source |
English | Ritchie Ridge | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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PlaceType |
Ridge |
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Latitude |
39° 27' 29.7" S (-39.45825996°) |
Longitude |
178° 24' 50.2" E (178.4139433°) |
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Min. Lat |
39° 36' 1.1" S (-39.6003°) |
Min. Long |
178° 23' 34.1" E (178.3928°) |
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Max. Lat |
39° 19' 7" S (-39.3186°) |
Max. Long |
178° 28' 12" E (178.47°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
(en): Coordinates calculated from feature
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -39.45945; Long: 178.4314; minLat: -39.6003; minLong: 178.3928; maxLat: -39.3186; maxLong: 178.47 |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-25. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2012. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after Rear Admiral G.S. Ritchie (1914-2012), Commanding Officer of New Zealand HMNZS "Lachlan" from 1954-57. |
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Additional information (en): A ridge that lies east of the North and South Ritchie Troughs. This ridge has an almost direct N-S alignment and extends from a knoll-like crest in the north to Ritchie Banks in the south. Reference: Arron & Lewis, 1992 ("Mahia" Chart). |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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