Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/35987
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishCarson CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 45° 18' 4.5" N (45.30126°)  
Longitude 48° 27' 21.2" W (-48.45589°)  
Min. Lat 45° 8' 47.2" N (45.1464°)  
Min. Long 48° 43' 21" W (-48.7225°)  
Max. Lat 45° 32' 36" N (45.5433°)  
Max. Long 48° 6' 57.8" W (-48.1161°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Links http://geogratis.gc.ca/services/geoname/en/features/0cc6f4d2849c20c38f332b86e7d3b9f0    
Notes ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -152832    
CGND unique id (featureid) (en): 0cc6f4d2849c20c38f332b86e7d3b9f0    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 45.45; Longitude: -48.65    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 45.433333 ; Long: -48.633333 (update 2024-04-25)    
Additional information (en): Adopted from the Canadian Gazetteer. Minimum depth (m): 200. Maximum depth (m): 2400. Total relief (m): 2200. Dimension/size: 509 km² and 27 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: Named after Dr. William Carson (1770-1843), the greatest patriot-reformer in Newfoundland's history. Father of the General Hospital, the reformed Supreme Court, representative government, he was a great and devoted champion of freedom in Newfoundland.    
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Part of  North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2024-04-25 15:19:39 by Lonneville Britt
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