MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7592 |
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Names |
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Name |
Name source |
English | North Weddell Ridge | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
English | America-Antarctic Ridge | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
English | America-Antarctica Ridge | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
English | Atlantic Scotia Ridge | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
English | Bristol-Bouvet Ridge | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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PlaceType |
Ridge |
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Latitude |
58° 21' 36.9" S (-58.36023653°) |
Longitude |
11° 47' 8.1" W (-11.78559231°) |
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Min. Lat |
60° 15' 0" S (-60.25°) |
Min. Long |
20° 0' 0" W (-20°) |
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Max. Lat |
56° 0' 0" S (-56°) |
Max. Long |
4° 30' 0" W (-4.5°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
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): Formerly, America-Antarctic Ridge. Shown as America-Antarctic Ridge in the ACUF Gazetteer. |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -59; Longitude: -16 |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -152316 |
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Edit history |
Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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