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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33511
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNgātoro CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 36° 50' 24.3" S (-36.84008399°)  
Longitude 176° 50' 31" E (176.8419469°)  
Min. Lat 36° 55' 58.1" S (-36.9328°)  
Min. Long 176° 47' 4.9" E (176.7847°)  
Max. Lat 36° 46' 18.8" S (-36.7719°)  
Max. Long 176° 56' 31.9" E (176.9422°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Coordinates calculated from feature    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -36.85235; Long: 176.86345; minLat: -36.9328; minLong: 176.7847; maxLat: -36.7719; maxLong: 176.9422    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-25. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2012.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after the nearby land feature Ngatoro Peak on Whakaari / White Island. Its name in Maori means "resound". Name could be personal and shortened for Ngatoro-i-rangi a tipuna of the Arawa waka where after making landfall at Whangaparaoa, they     
Additional information (en): A canyon that lies at the southwestern end of Ngatoro Basin, northwest of Tauranga Trough. Reference: Wright, 1989 ("Cuvier" Chart).    
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Part of  South Pacific 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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