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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33520
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishRakitū CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 35° 55' 52.7" S (-35.93131803°)  
Longitude 176° 30' 50.4" E (176.5139925°)  
Min. Lat 35° 56' 38" S (-35.9439°)  
Min. Long 176° 26' 30.8" E (176.4419°)  
Max. Lat 35° 53' 40.9" S (-35.8947°)  
Max. Long 176° 34' 14.9" E (176.5708°)  
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: -35.9193; Long: 176.50635; minLat: -35.9439; minLong: 176.4419; maxLat: -35.8947; maxLong: 176.5708    
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 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.    
Additional information (en): This ESE-trending canyon leads to the Colville Ridge. References: Carter, 1976 ("Cuvier" Chart); Wright, 1989 ("Cuvier" Chart).    
Relation 
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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