Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33525
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTauranga CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 37° 15' 1.8" S (-37.25049174°)  
Longitude 176° 58' 6.2" E (176.9683788°)  
Min. Lat 37° 24' 23" S (-37.4064°)  
Min. Long 176° 51' 2.9" E (176.8508°)  
Max. Lat 37° 4' 53" S (-37.0814°)  
Max. Long 176° 59' 2" E (176.9839°)  
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: -37.2439; Long: 176.91735; minLat: -37.4064; minLong: 176.8508; maxLat: -37.0814; maxLong: 176.9839    
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: Name from the city of Tauranga on the adjacent mainland, New Zealand. Lit. sheltered anchorage or landing place for canoes.    
Additional information (en): This narrow NE-trending feature is located in the outer Bay of Plenty area. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Bay of Plenty' in 1973.    
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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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