Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/62520
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHecla and Griper BankIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Bank 
Latitude 71° 8' 28.6" N (71.14129°)  
Longitude 70° 2' 24.1" W (-70.04004°)  
Min. Lat 71° 1' 29" N (71.0247°)  
Min. Long 70° 27' 7.5" W (-70.4521°)  
Max. Lat 71° 19' 51.6" N (71.331°)  
Max. Long 69° 26' 22.6" W (-69.4396°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Links http://geogratis.gc.ca/services/geoname/en/features/0cc65b8f849c20c307ed873e87f3340a    
Notes CGND unique id (featureid) (en): 0cc65b8f849c20c307ed873e87f3340a    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 71.25 ; Long: -69.5833333 (update 2024-04-29)    
Additional information (en): Adopted from the Canadian Gazetteer. The single position is that of the shallowest point. Minimum depth (m): 25. Maximum depth (m): 100. Total relief (m): 75. Dimension/size: 43 km x 17 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: DFO Science (Fisheries and Oceans Canada). History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from "Hecla" and "Griper", the two vessels under William Edward Parry's command during his first voyage in this area in 1819-20.    
Relation 
Part of  Baffin Bay (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2024-04-29 14:58:41 by Lonneville Britt
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