| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63282 |
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| English | Pelorus Ridge | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Ridge |
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| Latitude |
71° 13' 23.3" S (-71.22315°) |
| Longitude |
172° 9' 27.8" E (172.15773°) |
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71° 21' 50.8" S (-71.3641°) |
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172° 1' 57.3" E (172.0326°) |
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71° 5' 35.4" S (-71.0932°) |
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172° 17' 30" E (172.2917°) |
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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 ridge in the Southern Ocean. History/Origin/Meaning: Named after NIWA's small swath bathymetry vessel that surveyed around the adjacent Cape Adare. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -71.2235; Long: 172.15761; minLat: -71.3641; minLong: 172.0326; maxLat: -71.0932; maxLong: 172.2917 (update: 2022-08-01) |
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Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape, steep sides (up to 30%), with irregular shaped summit line. Minimum depth (m): 1200. Maximum depth (m): 2300. Total relief (m): 1100. Dimension/size: 35 km x 10 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: 2003. History: Named for and commemorates New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s (NIWA) small swath bathymetry research vessel "Pelorus" that undertook a hydrographic survey of the nearby seabed adjacent to Cape Adare, Antarctica. |
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Last edited on 2022-08-01 12:35:43 by Lonneville Britt
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