| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63259 |
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Proposed standard  |
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Name source |
| English | Kidson Hills | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | Kidson Hill | New Zealand Gazetteer |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
69° 24' 6.2" S (-69.40172°) |
| Longitude |
178° 7' 1.6" E (178.11711°) |
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69° 28' 34.1" S (-69.4762°) |
| Min. Long |
177° 59' 40.6" E (177.9946°) |
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| Max. Lat |
69° 20' 2.8" S (-69.3341°) |
| Max. Long |
178° 17' 27.1" E (178.2909°) |
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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 hill in the Southern Ocean. History/Origin/Meaning: Dr Edward Kidson (1882-1939), Director of NZ Met Service, was an authority on Antarctic meteorology. He was part of the magnetic survey team on the 1907 Canterbury Philosophical Institute Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition, and wrote up Shackleton and Mawson expedition meteorological data. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -69.40179; Long: 178.1171; minLat: -69.4762; minLong: 177.9946; maxLat: -69.3341; maxLong: 178.2909 (update: 2022-08-01) |
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Additional information (en): This is a nearly triangular shaped feature, with irregular steepness up to 30 degrees. Minimum depth (m): 2900. Maximum depth (m): 3600. Total relief (m): 700. Dimension/size: 25 km x 12 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.1. Proposer: A. Haanen, New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Nathaniel B. Palmer". Year of discovery: 2004. History: Named after Dr Edward Kidson (1882-1939), who was an authority on Antarctic meteorology and who made a meaningful contribution to ocean science as a member of New Zealand’s 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition. |
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Last edited on 2022-08-01 12:35:43 by Lonneville Britt
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