| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24795 |
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Proposed standard  |
| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Abrolhos Shelf | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | Abrolhos Bank | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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Shelf |
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| Latitude |
18° 31' 12" S (-18.52°) |
| Longitude |
38° 41' 48" W (-38.69666667°) |
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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 |
Previous coordinates: Lat: -18.52; Long: -38.7 |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal: Associated meeting: SCUFN-22. Proposer: Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Hydrographic Office (DHN). Year of proposal: 2009. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery: Discoverer: Portuguese explorers (16th century). History: Named from the Abrolhos Archipelago which is located inside this shelf. The specific term"abrolhos,"which means"open eyes; to stare,"was used by the ancient Portuguese navigators when arriving in t |
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Additional information: Changed from "bank" to "shelf" by SCUFN22 (2009), in accordance with how this feature is referred to by the Brazilian scientific community. Minimum depth (m): 18. Maximum depth (m): 3835. Total relief (m): 3817. Dimension: ~220 km x 245 km, with a hexagon |
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Coordinates in ACUF: Latitude: -18.5; Longitude: -38.75 |
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ACUF unique id (UFI): -152198 |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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