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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/34798 |
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| English | Whenuanuipapa Plain | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Plain |
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| Latitude |
38° 25' 18.9" S (-38.42191°) |
| Longitude |
145° 13' 57.1" W (-145.23253°) |
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| Min. Lat |
39° 23' 55" S (-39.3986°) |
| Min. Long |
180° 0' 0" W (-180°) |
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| Max. Lat |
37° 18' 0.3" S (-37.3001°) |
| Max. Long |
180° 0' 0" E (180°) |
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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): 9092933 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Lat: -38.55; Long: -179.85 |
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Additional information (en): Feature description: A large flat area of seafloor beyond the foot of the continental slope, between East Cape and Mahia Peninsula. History/Origin/Meaning: The whenua+nui part of the name means 'a large tract of land'. The ‘papa’ part probably refers to the ocean floor. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -38.292787; Long: -179.011343; minLat: -39.39862; minLong: 179.51512; maxLat: -37.30008; maxLong: -177.53668 |
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Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. This is a broad seafloor feature with seamounts sitting on top, approximately 125 km offshore from the central E coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on Oceanic Bathymetry Series (OBS) chart 'Cook' in 1991. Minimum depth (m): 3150. Maximum depth (m): 3670. Total relief (m): 520. Dimension/size: 270 km x 150 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: The 'whenua+nui' part of the name means 'a large tract of land'. The 'papa' part probably refers to the ocean floor. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -38.42191; Long: -179.00886; minLat: -39.39862; minLong: 179.51512; maxLat: -37.30008; maxLong: -177.53668 (update 2021-09-06) |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -38.42191; Long: -179.00886; minLat: -39.39862; minLong: 179.51512; maxLat: -37.30008; maxLong: -177.53668 (update 2023-07-24) |
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Last edited on 2023-07-24 16:14:57 by Lonneville Britt
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