| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49849 |
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| English | Kaipara Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
36° 44' 28.4" S (-36.74121°) |
| Longitude |
173° 40' 50.4" E (173.68066°) |
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| Min. Lat |
36° 48' 0.2" S (-36.8001°) |
| Min. Long |
173° 27' 31.9" E (173.4589°) |
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| Max. Lat |
36° 38' 30.3" S (-36.6417°) |
| Max. Long |
173° 53' 31.6" E (173.8921°) |
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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-29. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2014. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with other Kaipara features on the adjacent New Zealand mainland. Lit. "kai": to eat, "para": fern root or a type of fish. Since fern root was a diet staple of Maori, "para" is more likely to refer to a freshwater fish, similar to kokopu. |
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Additional information (en): This feature forms a NE-SW trending indentation off the continental shelf, NW of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Tasman Sea. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Kaipara' in 1984. Minimum depth (m): 200. Maximum depth (m): 1000. Total relief (m): 800. Dimension: 30 km. |
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Coordinate information (en): Coordinates in New Zealand gazetteer: -36.702667, 173.759 |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -36.74121 ; Long: 173.68066 (update 2020-04-22) |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237109 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -36.741222; Longitude: 173.680667 |
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Last edited on 2020-05-08 00:45:32 by Lonneville Britt
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