Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/35440
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMatheson BankIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Bank 
Latitude 43° 56' 57.6" S (-43.94932°)  
Longitude 179° 17' 24.4" W (-179.29012°)  
Min. Lat 44° 10' 21.9" S (-44.1727°)  
Min. Long 179° 36' 59.5" W (-179.6165°)  
Max. Lat 43° 42' 33.1" S (-43.7092°)  
Max. Long 178° 54' 43.6" W (-178.9121°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -154363    
Additional information (en): Feature description: A small bank on Chatham Rise, approximately 200km west of Chatham Island. History/Origin/Meaning: Named after Capt. Matheson, master of the NZ Oceanographic Institute chartered vessel (1962-1971) M.V. Taranui.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Lat: -43.916667; Long: -179.3    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -43.933333; Long: -179.25; minLat: -44.17274; minLong: -179.61652; maxLat: -43.7092; maxLong: -178.9121    
Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. This feature is located on Chatham Rise, approximately 200 km W of the Chatham Islands. The name first appeared on Oceanic Bathymetry Series (OBS) chart 'Bounty' in 1970. Minimum depth (m): 245. Maximum depth (m): 390. Total relief (m): 145. Dimension/size: 69 km x 40 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 Capt. Matheson, master of the NZ Oceanographic Institute chartered vessel MV "Taranui" (1962-1971).    
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Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-07-06 13:30:49 by Lonneville Britt
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