Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/56956
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSawqirah Drift CM1Rodriguez, M., Bourget, J., Chamot-Rooke, N., Huchon, P., Fournier, M., Delescluse, M., & Zaragosi, S. (2016). The Sawqirah contourite drift system in the Arabian Sea (NW Indian Ocean): A case study of interactions between margin reactivation and contouritic processes. Marine Geology, 381, 1-16. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Drift 
Latitude 17° 51' 57.4" N (17.8659499°)  
Longitude 57° 35' 52.4" E (57.5979021°)  
Min. Lat 17° 44' 13.2" N (17.737°)  
Min. Long 57° 31' 44.4" E (57.529°)  
Max. Lat 17° 58' 37.2" N (17.977°)  
Max. Long 57° 40' 4.8" E (57.668°)  
Source Rodriguez, M., Bourget, J., Chamot-Rooke, N., Huchon, P., Fournier, M., Delescluse, M., & Zaragosi, S. (2016). The Sawqirah contourite drift system in the Arabian Sea (NW Indian Ocean): A case study of interactions between margin reactivation and contouritic processes. Marine Geology, 381, 1-16. (look up in IMIS)
Notes Drift type (en): Confined-to-Mounded    
Prevailing contourite type (en): silty    
Maximum age (en): Late-Miocene    
Relations 
Part of  Sawqirah CDS (Contourite Depositional System)  [view hierarchy]   
Influenced by  North Intermediate Indian Water (Water mass)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2018-08-24 15:56:41 by Perez Perez Ruben
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