Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/35346
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNiglik ValleyIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Submarine valley(s) 
Latitude 70° 32' 41.7" N (70.54493°)  
Longitude 131° 8' 38.6" W (-131.14405°)  
Min. Lat 70° 22' 5.4" N (70.3682°)  
Min. Long 131° 11' 16.3" W (-131.1879°)  
Max. Lat 70° 43' 18" N (70.7217°)  
Max. Long 131° 6' 0.8" W (-131.1002°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -154665    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 70.416667; Long: -131.533333 (update: 2022-08-01)    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 70.457778 ; Long: -131.115556 (update 2024-04-29)    
Additional information (en): Adopted from the Canadian Gazetteer. Minimum depth (m): 35. Maximum depth (m): 50. Total relief (m): 15. Dimension/size: 2967 km² and 39 km long.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: DFO Science (Fisheries and Oceans Canada). History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: "Niglik" is of Inuit origin and the feature is named after the nearby Niglik Block, a name chosen by the oil company doing research in the area.    
Relation 
Part of  Beaufort 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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