| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63425 |
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| English | Pegasus Ridge | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Ridge |
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| Latitude |
55° 54' 54.8" S (-55.91523°) |
| Longitude |
25° 14' 21.3" W (-25.23924°) |
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| Min. Lat |
56° 1' 41.8" S (-56.0283°) |
| Min. Long |
25° 22' 24.6" W (-25.3735°) |
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| Max. Lat |
55° 47' 56.8" S (-55.7991°) |
| Max. Long |
25° 6' 45.9" W (-25.1128°) |
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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): This feature has an elliptical and elongated shape. The single position is that of the least depth. Minimum depth (m): 6600. Maximum depth (m): 7200. Total relief (m): 600. Dimension/size: 6.5 km x 31 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-33. Proposer: A. Jamieson & C. Bongiovanni, Newcastle University, UK. History: 2019. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop. Year of discovery: 2019. History: Named from 'Pegasus', a mythical winged divine horse, and one of the most recognized creatures in Greek mythology. Usually depicted as pure white (like Antarctica), 'Pegasus' is the offspring of the Olympian god of the sea 'Poseidon'. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15036080 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -55.915225; Longitude: -25.239239 |
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Last edited on 2021-09-02 22:35:14 by Lonneville Britt
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