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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58754
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTe Kapu BankIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Bank 
Latitude 39° 19' 35.6" S (-39.32655°)  
Longitude 178° 35' 6.4" E (178.58512°)  
Min. Lat 39° 23' 39.8" S (-39.3944°)  
Min. Long 178° 33' 13.3" E (178.5537°)  
Max. Lat 39° 16' 20.2" S (-39.2723°)  
Max. Long 178° 36' 44.3" E (178.6123°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): Feature description: A bank separated from the continental slope by Ritchie Ridge, approximately 60km east-southeast of Mahia Peninsula. History/Origin/Meaning: Named in association with Te Kapu, which is the name of the trig. on Putoetoe (hill) on Mahia Peninsula.    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -39.324474; Long: 178.587201; minLat: -39.3944; minLong: 178.55369; maxLat: -39.27229; maxLong: 178.61231    
Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. The name first appeared on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Mahia' in 1992. Minimum depth (m): 1735. Maximum depth (m): 2250. Total relief (m): 515. Dimension/size: 13.5 km x 5.0 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2019.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in association with Te Kapu, which is the name of the geodetic mark on Putoetoe (hill) on the nearby Mahia Peninsula, on the central east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14962045    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -39.326553; Longitude: 178.585114    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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