| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64485 |
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| English | Bocara Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
38° 40' 56.7" S (-38.68241°) |
| Longitude |
140° 29' 3.7" E (140.48436°) |
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38° 59' 25" S (-38.9903°) |
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140° 7' 8.2" E (140.1189°) |
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38° 23' 23.3" S (-38.3898°) |
| Max. Long |
140° 43' 28.2" E (140.7245°) |
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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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| Notes |
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 530. Maximum depth (m): 4100. Total relief (m): 3570. Dimension/size: 80 km x 4-8 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: Australian National University, Canberra. History: 2021. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French research vessel "L'Atalante". Year of discovery: 1999. History: "Bocara" is the local aboriginal name for the nearby Glenelg River, which runs into the ocean north of this feature. It is thought that atsome stage this feature was the ancient extended course of what is now known as the Glenelg River. |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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