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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57039 |
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| English | Pōrangahau Ridge | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Ridge |
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| Latitude |
40° 29' 16.4" S (-40.4879°) |
| Longitude |
177° 40' 23.6" E (177.67321°) |
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40° 37' 33" S (-40.6258°) |
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177° 31' 54.1" E (177.5317°) |
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| Max. Lat |
40° 19' 42.6" S (-40.3285°) |
| Max. Long |
177° 47' 37.1" E (177.7937°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with Porangahau (locality), Porangahau River and Porangahau Stream on the adjacent New Zealand mainland. Lit. "po": night; "rangahau": pursuit. The inhabitants of Heretaunga once had to make a retreat from their enemies at this place. The NZGB's archives record that Porangahau is named after a Rangitane chief. There is a macron on the "o". |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-29. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2016. |
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Additional information (en): This NE-SW trending feature is located approximately 80 km offshore from the E coast of the North Island of New Zealand on the lower continental slope. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Turnagain' in 1976. Minimum depth (m): 1600. Maximum depth (m): 2000. Total relief (m): 400. Dimension: 45 km |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237301 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -40.487889; Longitude: 177.673222 |
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Last edited on 2018-09-13 16:53:11 by Lonneville Britt
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