Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/56961
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSawqirah Drift CR1Rodriguez, 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 18° 32' 43" N (18.5452866°)  
Longitude 57° 53' 39.6" E (57.8943197°)  
Min. Lat 18° 27' 18" N (18.455°)  
Min. Long 57° 49' 26.4" E (57.824°)  
Max. Lat 18° 37' 51.6" N (18.631°)  
Max. Long 57° 57' 46.8" E (57.963°)  
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): Channel related    
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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