Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/34562
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKahurangi ValleyIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Submarine valley(s) 
Latitude 40° 34' 18.9" S (-40.57193°)  
Longitude 171° 29' 43.5" E (171.49543°)  
Min. Lat 40° 36' 35.2" S (-40.6098°)  
Min. Long 171° 22' 33.8" E (171.3761°)  
Max. Lat 40° 31' 51.1" S (-40.5309°)  
Max. Long 171° 36' 34.8" E (171.6097°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -40.666667 ; Long: 171.516667 (update 2024-04-29)    
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape. Formerly named Heaphy Sea Valley on the New Zealand Karamea Chart published in 1972. Minimum depth (m): 320. Maximum depth (m): 450. Total relief (m): 130. Dimension/size: 23 km long.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: New Zealand research vessel "Taranui". Year of discovery: 1970. History: Named in association with Kahurangi Point, the closest geographic feature on the nearby New Zealand mainland. ‘Kahurangi’ means ‘precious’ in Maori language.     
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15894289    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -40.56477; Longitude: 171.49294    
Relation 
Part of  Tasman Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2024-04-29 14:58:41 by Lonneville Britt
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