Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7466
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishOmetepec CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 16° 10' 46.5" N (16.17958893°)  
Longitude 98° 51' 41.3" W (-98.86147465°)  
Min. Lat 15° 52' 59.9" N (15.8833°)  
Min. Long 98° 53' 36.2" W (-98.8934°)  
Max. Lat 16° 28' 0.1" N (16.4667°)  
Max. Long 98° 50' 38.8" W (-98.8441°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-10. Proposer: H. Sandoval and E. Aguayo, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM, México. Year of proposal: 1992.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Spencer F. Baird". Year of discovery: 1953. History: Named from the Mexican river "Ometepec", which flows into the head of this feature.    
Relations 
Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [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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