| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58249 |
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| Name |
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Name source |
| English | Viti Canyons | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
39° 2' 49.7" S (-39.047125°) |
| Longitude |
172° 24' 31.1" E (172.408625°) |
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| Min. Lat |
39° 10' 35.3" S (-39.1765°) |
| Min. Long |
172° 16' 0.3" E (172.2667°) |
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| Max. Lat |
38° 55' 4" S (-38.9178°) |
| Max. Long |
172° 33' 1.8" E (172.5505°) |
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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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| Notes |
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -38.972558; Long: 172.4458 |
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Additional information (en): This feature comprises three canyons on the upper continental slope, located approximately 115 km W-NW of Cape Egmont on the W coast of the North Island of New Zealand. They extend westwards towards the southern end of New Caledonia Trough. The name first appeared on Oceanic Bathymetry Series (OBS) chart 'Cook' in 1991. Minimum depth (m): 200. Maximum depth (m): 1000. Total relief (m): 800. Dimension/size: 25 km x 15 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2018. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after the NZ Oceanographic Institute chartered vessel, M.V. "Viti", 1959-1961. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988754 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -39.051194; Longitude: 172.410867 |
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Last edited on 2019-05-13 13:26:55 by Lonneville Britt
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