Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/8045
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNorth Kanin BankIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Bank 
Latitude 70° 30' 0" N (70.5°)  
Longitude 42° 50' 0" E (42.833333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 70.5; Long: 42.83333333    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Russian ethnic group "Pomory", living near the Barents Sea. History: Named from its geographical position, north of the nearby Kanin Peninsula, Russian Federation.    
Additional information (en): This is a traditional name, dating back to the 16th century. Minimum depth (m): 53.    
Relation 
Part of  Barentsz Sea (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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