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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26696 |
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| English | Watu Norte Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
19° 54' 46.7" S (-19.91296324°) |
| Longitude |
39° 32' 28.2" W (-39.54116047°) |
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20° 0' 32.4" S (-20.009°) |
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39° 35' 56.4" W (-39.599°) |
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| Max. Lat |
19° 49' 15.6" S (-19.821°) |
| Max. Long |
39° 30' 43.2" W (-39.512°) |
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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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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-24. Proposer: Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), Brazil. Year of proposal: 2011. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named to point out its likely association with the nearby Doce River fluvial system during sea level falls. The specific term "Watu" means "wide river or sweet river" in the language of the local Botocudos. The Botocudos belong to a great Indian |
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Additional information (en): Feature discoverered in 2006 during geohazards studies in continental slope of Brazilian margin. Minimum depth (m): 80. Maximum depth (m): 1400. Total relief (m): 1320. Dimension: 26.5 km long and 800 m to 2600 m large. |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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