Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26660
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLe Renard Fracture ZoneIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Fracture Zone 
Latitude 62° 22' 39.7" S (-62.37768839°)  
Longitude 159° 16' 25.6" W (-159.2737755°)  
Min. Lat 65° 23' 32.3" S (-65.3923°)  
Min. Long 169° 31' 26.4" W (-169.524°)  
Max. Lat 59° 32' 53.2" S (-59.5481°)  
Max. Long 148° 8' 38.4" W (-148.144°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Coordinates updated (2012: -62.7, -158.5)    
(en): Updated coordinates (GEBCO May 2014) - Previous values (GEBCO October 2012): [Min. Lat: -65.3929°] ; [Min. Long: -158.834°]    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -62.4702; Long: -158.834; minLat: -65.3923; minLong: -169.524; maxLat: -59.5481; maxLong: -148.144    
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: Le Renard is a character of "Le Petit Prince", one of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's most famous book. Le Renard (the fox in French) is the companion of the Small Prince. It sy    
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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