| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26658 |
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Proposed standard  |
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Name source |
| English | Le Géographe Fracture Zone | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Fracture Zone |
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| Latitude |
57° 53' 43.7" S (-57.895467°) |
| Longitude |
146° 4' 32.3" W (-146.07565°) |
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60° 17' 13.6" S (-60.2871°) |
| Min. Long |
156° 2' 38.4" W (-156.044°) |
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| Max. Lat |
55° 15' 42.1" S (-55.2617°) |
| Max. Long |
136° 2' 52.8" W (-136.048°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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| Notes |
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -57.5; Long: -147.583; minLat: -60.2871; minLong: -156.044; maxLat: -55.2617; maxLong: -136.048 |
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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. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French research vessel "L'Atalante". Year of discovery: 1996. History: Le Géographe is a character of "Le Petit Prince", one of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous books. The parable with "Le Géographe" symbolizes the imperious necessity of |
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Additional information (en): Linear valley offsetting two segments of the Pacific Antarctic Ridge. Average depth near the central point is about 3000 m. |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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