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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58758
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishFiordland TrenchIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Trench 
Latitude 45° 13' 54.3" S (-45.23176°)  
Longitude 166° 17' 13.9" E (166.2872°)  
Min. Lat 45° 45' 28.3" S (-45.7579°)  
Min. Long 165° 32' 39.6" E (165.5443°)  
Max. Lat 44° 36' 13.1" S (-44.6036°)  
Max. Long 166° 59' 4.7" E (166.9846°)  
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 deep trench west of the west branch of the Alpine Fault, south of Milford Sound/Piopiotahi. History/Origin/Meaning: Named in association with Fiordland National Park on the adjacent mainland.     
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -45.223924; Long: 166.296577; minLat: -45.75787; minLong: 165.54434; maxLat: -44.60364; maxLong: 166.98463    
Additional information (en): Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. This feature is located W of the W branch of the Alpine Fault, offshore from the SW coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Minimum depth (m): 2000. Maximum depth (m): 4240. Total relief (m): 2240. Dimension/size: 172 km x 55 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 Fiordland National Park on the adjacent mainland of the South Island of New Zealand.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14961978    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -45.231758; Longitude: 166.287197    
Relation 
Part of  Tasman Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-07-06 11:22:05 by Lonneville Britt
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