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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/35089
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSaunders CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 45° 56' 3.5" S (-45.93431°)  
Longitude 171° 1' 39.6" E (171.02766°)  
Min. Lat 45° 58' 2.2" S (-45.9673°)  
Min. Long 170° 52' 18.9" E (170.8719°)  
Max. Lat 45° 54' 5.8" S (-45.9016°)  
Max. Long 171° 10' 37" E (171.177°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -155353    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-29. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2014.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with Cape Saunders on the adjacent New Zealand mainland, which was named in 1770 by Captain Cook in honour of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders who commanded the fleet in which Cook served at the capture of Quebec in 1759, and who    
Additional information (en): This feature is located offshore from the SE coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Otago' in 1969.Minimum depth (m): 150. Maximum depth (m): 1200. Total relief (m): 1050. Dimension: 20 km.    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates in New Zealand gazetteer: -45.966667, 170.983333    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -45.96667 ; Long: 171 (update 2020-04-22)    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-05-08 00:45:32 by Lonneville Britt
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