Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26657
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLa Rose Fracture ZoneIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Fracture Zone 
Latitude 62° 39' 0.9" S (-62.65026287°)  
Longitude 161° 24' 27.5" W (-161.4076383°)  
Min. Lat 64° 26' 29.4" S (-64.4415°)  
Min. Long 167° 17' 34.8" W (-167.293°)  
Max. Lat 61° 6' 26.6" S (-61.1074°)  
Max. Long 155° 30' 10.8" W (-155.503°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -62.533333; Long: -161.75; minLat: -64.4415; minLong: -167.293; maxLat: -61.1074; maxLong: -155.503    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-24. Proposer: Louis Géli, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER). Year of proposal: 1997.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French research vessel "L'Atalante". Year of discovery: 1996. History: Named after a character of "Le Petit Prince", one of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry most famous books. La Rose (the rose) symbolizes the gracious fragility of women. The parable     
Additional information (en): Linear valley offsetting two segments of the Pacific Antarctic Ridge. Depths near the central point range between 3000 and 3500 m.    
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Part of  Southern Ocean (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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