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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63235
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishCavern BasinNew Zealand Gazetteer   
PlaceType Basin 
Latitude 46° 5' 4.8" S (-46.08468°)  
Longitude 166° 39' 0.5" E (166.65015°)  
Min. Lat 46° 5' 25.5" S (-46.0904°)  
Min. Long 166° 38' 24.4" E (166.6401°)  
Max. Lat 46° 4' 40.5" S (-46.0779°)  
Max. Long 166° 39' 30.5" E (166.6585°)  
Source New Zealand Gazetteer, available online at https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/
Notes Additional information (en): Feature description: An undersea basin mostly southeast of Cavern Head in Rakituma / Preservation Inlet. History/Origin/Meaning: Named in association with Cavern Head where a petrified man was discovered in a large cavern in 1877.    
Relation 
Part of  Tasman Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-09-28 12:06:52 by Lonneville Britt
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