| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25027 |
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Name source |
| English | Rio Grande do Norte Plateau | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Plateau |
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| Latitude |
5° 0' 45.8" S (-5.01273592°) |
| Longitude |
35° 0' 31.1" W (-35.00864165°) |
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5° 40' 30" S (-5.675°) |
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35° 36' 22.2" W (-35.6062°) |
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| Max. Lat |
4° 35' 48" S (-4.5967°) |
| Max. Long |
34° 41' 52.2" W (-34.6978°) |
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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 |
(en): Refined coordinates from GEBCO August 2011 with data from GEBCO May 2014 (more decimals) |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-21. Proposer: Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Hydrographic Office (DHN). Year of proposal: 2008. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Chain". Year of discovery: 1974. History: Named from the nearby Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. |
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Additional information (en): This feature has a semi-elliptical shape with a smooth top relief oriented SW-NE. Depths of the plateau vary from 500 m - 1000 m to 3000 m - 3600 m (outer edge). It has an upper slope of 600 m and a lower slope in the range 1000 m - 3600 m. Minimum depth |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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