Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/34455
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishPantin BankIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishPantin BanksUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Bank 
Latitude 39° 20' 22.7" S (-39.33965°)  
Longitude 178° 27' 28.7" E (178.45798°)  
Min. Lat 39° 22' 48" S (-39.38°)  
Min. Long 178° 26' 1.1" E (178.4336°)  
Max. Lat 39° 18' 18.9" S (-39.3052°)  
Max. Long 178° 29' 16.8" E (178.488°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 9092621    
Additional information (en): Feature description: A bank forming the northern end of Ritchie Ridge, approximately 50km east-southeast of Mahia Peninsula. History/Origin/Meaning: Named after Dr Henry Moir Pantin (1928-2017) 'the father of NZ marine geology'. He was appointed as New Zealand's first marine geologist in 1959.     
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Lat: -39.6; Long: 178.433333    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -39.338031; Long: 178.458682; minLat: -39.37999; minLong: 178.43363; maxLat: -39.30524; maxLong: 178.48801    
Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. This feature forms the N end of Ritchie Ridge. It is approximately 50 km offshore from Mahia Peninsula, which is on the central E coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Mahia' in 1992. Minimum depth (m): 845. Maximum depth (m): 1370. Total relief (m): 525. Dimension/size: 8 km x 4 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2019.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after Dr. Henry Moir Pantin (1928-2017) 'the father of NZ marine geology'. He was appointed as New Zealand's first marine geologist in 1959.    
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Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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