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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63250 |
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| English | Māhia Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
39° 7' 13.3" S (-39.12037°) |
| Longitude |
178° 25' 13.6" E (178.42045°) |
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39° 14' 57.3" S (-39.2493°) |
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178° 8' 47.6" E (178.1466°) |
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| Max. Lat |
38° 58' 56.7" S (-38.9824°) |
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178° 40' 59.7" E (178.6833°) |
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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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Additional information (en): Feature description: An undersea canyon offshore from the central east coast of Te Ika-a-Maui, extending for approximately 72km from -38.9842 latitude, 178.1465 longitude, to -39.2188 latitude, 178.6834 longitude. History/Origin/Meaning: Named in association with Mahia Peninsula on the nearby mainland. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -38.22363; Long: 175.65336; minLat: -39.2493; minLong: 178.1466; maxLat: -38.9824; maxLong: 178.6833 (update: 2022-07-29) |
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Additional information (en): This feature has a sinusoidal shape, with ~5° average slope. Minimum depth (m): 100. Maximum depth (m): 3400. Total relief (m): 3300. Dimension/size: 70 km long and 9 km wide (at widest). |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.1. Proposer: A. Haanen, New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: New Zealand research vessel "Tangaroa". Year of discovery: 1974. History: Named in association with Mahia Peninsula, a geographic feature on the nearby mainland of New Zealand. Mahia Peninsula was so named because it resembled a place in the Maori homeland, Hawaiki. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:51 by Lonneville Britt
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