MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/34694 |
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Names |
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Name |
Name source |
English | Barrier Bank | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
English | Barrier Plateau | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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PlaceType |
Bank |
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Latitude |
35° 38' 30.7" S (-35.64185°) |
Longitude |
175° 47' 50.1" E (175.79725°) |
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Min. Lat |
35° 43' 23.3" S (-35.7232°) |
Min. Long |
175° 39' 3.5" E (175.651°) |
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Max. Lat |
35° 33' 34.1" S (-35.5595°) |
Max. Long |
175° 55' 17.4" E (175.9215°) |
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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 |
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -152522 |
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Additional information (en): Feature description: A flat-topped bank approximately 55km northeast of Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island). History/Origin/Meaning: Morphologically part of a ridge that creates a barrier for currents going in and out of Hauraki Gulf / Tikapa Moana. |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Lat: -35.666667; Long: 175.75 |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -35.633862; Long: 175.805952; minLat: -35.72315; minLong: 175.65097; maxLat: -35.55947; maxLong: 175.92151 |
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Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. This feature is a flat-topped bank projecting at right angles to the regional slope, approximately 105km offshore from the NE coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Poor Knights' in 1971. Minimum depth (m): 320. Maximum depth (m): 400. Total relief (m): 80. Dimension/size: 23 km x 15 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2019. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Thus named as this feature is a natural barrier to currents going in and out of Hauraki Gulf / Tikapa Moana. |
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Last edited on 2020-07-06 13:30:49 by Lonneville Britt
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