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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49869
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKupe Abyssal PlainIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Abyssal Plain 
Latitude 30° 49' 51.6" S (-30.83101°)  
Longitude 176° 18' 31.1" E (176.30864°)  
Min. Lat 33° 18' 58.9" S (-33.3164°)  
Min. Long 174° 6' 21.5" E (174.106°)  
Max. Lat 28° 43' 24.6" S (-28.7235°)  
Max. Long 179° 5' 32.1" E (179.0922°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-29. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Year of proposal: 2015.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after Kupe who was an early Maori navigator and explorer.    
Additional information (en): This is a large expanse in the S part of South Fiji Basin, sloping gently towards the N. Minimum depth (m): 3500. Maximum depth (m): 4500. Total relief (m): 1000. Dimension: 450 km x 500 km.    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -30.83101 ; Long: 176.30864 (update 2020-04-22)    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237136    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -30.831; Longitude: 176.308639    
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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