Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7177
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishWalvis RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
FrenchCrête de WalfishUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
RussianKhrebet KitovyyUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishWalvish RidgeUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
RussianХребет КитовыйUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 27° 48' 36.3" S (-27.81009625°)  
Longitude 3° 27' 41.3" E (3.46147276°)  
Min. Lat 32° 49' 59.9" S (-32.8333°)  
Min. Long 1° 45' 0" E (1.75°)  
Max. Lat 23° 30' 0" S (-23.5°)  
Max. Long 6° 19' 24.9" E (6.3236°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Updated coordinates (GEBCO May 2014) - Previous values (GEBCO October 2002): [Max. Long: 6°]    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from the nearby town of Walvis Bay, in Namibia.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -28; Longitude: 3    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -156032    
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Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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