| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7187 |
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Proposed standard  |
| Names |
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Name |
Name source |
| English | Weddell Abyssal Plain | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | Weddell Plain | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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| PlaceType |
Abyssal Plain |
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| Latitude |
67° 6' 55.9" S (-67.11553783°) |
| Longitude |
20° 24' 59.7" W (-20.41659618°) |
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| Min. Lat |
71° 15' 0" S (-71.25°) |
| Min. Long |
48° 0' 0" W (-48°) |
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| Max. Lat |
60° 0' 0" S (-60°) |
| Max. Long |
1° 40' 0" E (1.6667°) |
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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 |
(en): Updated coordinates (GEBCO May 2014) -
Previous values (GEBCO October 2002):
[Min. Lat: 65°30'0"S] ;
[Min. Long: 40°0'0"W] ;
[Max. Lat: 64°0'0"S] ;
[Max. Long: 10°0'0"W] |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after the British sailor, navigator and seal hunter James Weddell (1787-1834), who discovered the Weddell Sea during his Antarctic voyage 1822-1824. |
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Additional information (en): Shown as Weddell Plain in the ACUF Gazetteer. |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -65; Longitude: -20 |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -156049 |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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