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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58741 |
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| English | Aiguilles Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
35° 38' 37.6" S (-35.64378°) |
| Longitude |
176° 1' 30.9" E (176.02524°) |
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35° 43' 8" S (-35.7189°) |
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175° 55' 23.2" E (175.9231°) |
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| Max. Lat |
35° 32' 4.6" S (-35.5346°) |
| Max. Long |
176° 5' 45.6" E (176.096°) |
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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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Additional information (en): Feature description: An undersea canyon approximately 60km northeast of Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island). History/Origin/Meaning: Named in association with Aiguilles Island on the northern tip of Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island). 'Aiguilles' lit.'needles' describes the pointed rocks on the adjacent Needles Point. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -35.643129; Long: 176.040994; minLat: -35.7189; minLong: 175.92311; maxLat: -35.53461; maxLong: 176.096 |
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Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. This feature is located approximately 130 km offshore from the NE coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The N portion is aligned N-S and the S portion is aligned NE-SW. The name first appeared on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Cuvier' in 1989. Minimum depth (m): 420. Maximum depth (m): 1500. Total relief (m): 1080. Dimension/size: 20 km long. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2019. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with Aiguilles Island on the northern tip of Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island). 'Aiguilles' (the French for 'needles') describes the pointed rocks on the adjacent Needles Point. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14961857 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -35.643781; Longitude: 176.025239 |
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Last edited on 2020-07-06 13:30:49 by Lonneville Britt
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