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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63253 |
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Name source |
| English | Ruatōria Scarp | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Escarpment |
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| Latitude |
37° 43' 26.1" S (-37.72391°) |
| Longitude |
179° 22' 52.4" E (179.38123°) |
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37° 44' 58.9" S (-37.7497°) |
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178° 58' 39.1" E (178.9775°) |
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37° 40' 33.5" S (-37.676°) |
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179° 47' 56.2" E (179.7989°) |
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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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| Notes |
Additional information (en): Feature description: An undersea escarpment in the South Pacific Ocean, offshore from East Cape. History/Origin/Meaning: NA |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -38.22363; Long: 175.65336; minLat: -37.7497; minLong: 178.9775; maxLat: -37.676; maxLong: 179.7989 (update: 2022-08-01) |
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Additional information (en): This name was recorded in peer reviewed scientific journals in 1996 and 1998; subsequently in common use. Adopted from NZGB Gazetteer. Minimum depth (m): 300. Maximum depth (m): 3500. Total relief (m): 3200. Dimension/size: 72 km x 2 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.1. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named in associaiton with Ruatoria (locality) on the adjacent mainland of New Zealand. Ruatoria translates as 'the burial place of the chief, Toria’. |
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Last edited on 2022-08-01 12:35:43 by Lonneville Britt
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