| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49852 |
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| English | Moeraki Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
43° 32' 53.7" S (-43.54825°) |
| Longitude |
168° 53' 54.3" E (168.89841°) |
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| Min. Lat |
43° 42' 22.1" S (-43.7062°) |
| Min. Long |
168° 32' 29.8" E (168.5416°) |
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| Max. Lat |
43° 27' 57.2" S (-43.4659°) |
| Max. Long |
169° 11' 56.5" E (169.199°) |
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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 Moeraki features (Moeraki River, Lake Moeraki, Moeraki Bluffs and Moeraki Hill) on the adjacent New Zealand mainland. Lit. sleepy sky. |
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Additional information (en): This is the most northern feature in a series of canyons in the area. It is a 5 km wide, 500-800 m incised flat-bottomed canyon running across the continental shelf and slope offshore from the W coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Jackson' in 1981. Minimum depth (m): 150. Maximum depth (m): 1500. Total relief (m): 1350. Dimension: 50 km. |
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Coordinate information (en): Coordinates in New Zealand gazetteer: -43.548667, 169.041 |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -43.54825 ; Long: 168.89841 (update 2020-04-22) |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237148 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -43.54825; Longitude: 168.898417 |
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Last edited on 2020-05-08 00:45:32 by Lonneville Britt
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