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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63440
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishVitória CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 20° 22' 6.5" S (-20.36846°)  
Longitude 39° 45' 38.1" W (-39.76059°)  
Min. Lat 20° 23' 1.8" S (-20.3838°)  
Min. Long 39° 50' 8" W (-39.8356°)  
Max. Lat 20° 21' 24.7" S (-20.3569°)  
Max. Long 39° 41' 11.4" W (-39.6865°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): This feature has a sinuous shape. It has been mentioned in studies on the Brazilian continental margin, such as Schereiner et al (2009). Minimum depth (m): 106. Maximum depth (m): 1560. Total relief (m): 1454. Dimension/size: 16 km long and 0.7 to 1.0 km wide.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from the nearby city of Vitória, capital of the Brazilian State of Espírito Santo.    
Relation 
Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2021-09-02 22:35:14 by Lonneville Britt
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