| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58751 |
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| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Rakaia Sea Valley | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | Rakaia Seavalley | New Zealand Gazetteer |
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Submarine valley(s) |
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| Latitude |
44° 35' 56.4" S (-44.599°) |
| Longitude |
172° 56' 49.2" E (172.947°) |
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| Min. Lat |
44° 40' 27.5" S (-44.6743°) |
| Min. Long |
172° 52' 53.1" E (172.8814°) |
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| Max. Lat |
44° 30' 56.6" S (-44.5157°) |
| Max. Long |
173° 1' 5.2" E (173.0181°) |
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| Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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| Notes |
Additional information (en): Feature description: A valley approximately 70km south of Banks Peninsula. History/Origin/Meaning: Rakaia is the Ngai Tahu dialectal form of 'rangaia', which refers to the practice of strong men standing in line to break the force of the water when crossing a river (Reed, 2010:337). |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -44.593891; Long: 172.946357; minLat: -44.6743; minLong: 172.88141; maxLat: -44.51573; maxLong: 173.0181 |
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Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. This feature is located approximately 85 km S of Banks Peninsula, which is on the central E coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The name first appeared on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Ellesmere' in 1980. Also written "Seavalley" on charts. Minimum depth (m): 450. Maximum depth (m): 680. Total relief (m): 230. Dimension/size: 25 km long. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2019. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in assocation with Rakaia River on the adjacent mainland of New Zealand's South Island. Rakaia is the Ngai Tahu dialectal form of 'rangaia', which refers to the practice of strong men standing in line to break the force of the water when crossing a river. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988324 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -44.599003; Longitude: 172.946997 |
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Last edited on 2020-07-06 13:30:49 by Lonneville Britt
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