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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58185 |
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Proposed standard  |
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Name source |
| English | Hikurua / de Surville Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
34° 5' 12.4" S (-34.08678°) |
| Longitude |
173° 5' 27.6" E (173.09099°) |
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| Min. Lat |
34° 9' 23.2" S (-34.1564°) |
| Min. Long |
173° 2' 5.3" E (173.0348°) |
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| Max. Lat |
34° 1' 1.6" S (-34.0171°) |
| Max. Long |
173° 8' 49.8" E (173.1472°) |
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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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| Notes |
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -34.107311; Long: 173.086889 |
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Additional information (en): This is a narrow NE trending canyon, located approximately 30 km N of northernmost New Zealand. The name first appeared on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'North Cape' in 1990. Minimum depth (m): 500. Maximum depth (m): 1850. Total relief (m): 1350. Dimension/size: 20 km x 2 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2018. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with Hikurua / de Surville Cliffs on the adjacent mainland. Jean-François-Marie de Surville (1717-1770) was a French merchant captain with the French East India Company who commanded a voyage of exploration to the South Pacific. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988571 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -34.090183; Longitude: 173.099906 |
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Last edited on 2019-05-13 13:26:55 by Lonneville Britt
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