MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33520 |
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Name source |
English | Rakitū Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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PlaceType |
Canyon(s) |
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Latitude |
35° 55' 52.7" S (-35.93131803°) |
Longitude |
176° 30' 50.4" E (176.5139925°) |
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Min. Lat |
35° 56' 38" S (-35.9439°) |
Min. Long |
176° 26' 30.8" E (176.4419°) |
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Max. Lat |
35° 53' 40.9" S (-35.8947°) |
Max. Long |
176° 34' 14.9" E (176.5708°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
(en): Coordinates calculated from feature
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -35.9193; Long: 176.50635; minLat: -35.9439; minLong: 176.4419; maxLat: -35.8947; maxLong: 176.5708 |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-25. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2012. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from the nearby Rakitu Island, New Zealand. "Rakitu" is the Maori name for "Arid Island", so named by Capt. Cook on his impression of the soil. |
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Additional information (en): This ESE-trending canyon leads to the Colville Ridge. References: Carter, 1976 ("Cuvier" Chart); Wright, 1989 ("Cuvier" Chart). |
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Edit history |
Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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