Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58293
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNorth Ritchie TroughIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Trough 
Latitude 39° 23' 50.7" S (-39.39743°)  
Longitude 178° 22' 11.1" E (178.36974°)  
Min. Lat 39° 31' 0.9" S (-39.5169°)  
Min. Long 178° 16' 25.8" E (178.2738°)  
Max. Lat 39° 16' 40.5" S (-39.2779°)  
Max. Long 178° 27' 56.3" E (178.4657°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -39.380407; Long: 178.370822    
Additional information (en): This N-S trending feature has a wide floor and is located approximately 45 km E-SE of Mahia Peninsula on the E coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Mahia' in 1992. Minimum depth (m): 1000. Maximum depth (m): 1500. Total relief (m): 500. Dimension/size: 15 km x 8 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with Ritchie Banks, which were named after Rear-Admiral George Stephen "Steve" Ritchie (1914-2012), a British admiral noted for his cartographic and hydrographic work. He was Commanding Officer of HMNZS Lachlan, 1954-57.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988685    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -39.389347; Longitude: 178.365506    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2019-05-13 13:26:55 by Lonneville Britt
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