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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63445 |
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| English | Almirante Câmara Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
21° 46' 26.3" S (-21.77397°) |
| Longitude |
39° 59' 12.7" W (-39.98686°) |
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21° 50' 18.1" S (-21.8384°) |
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40° 8' 46.7" W (-40.1463°) |
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21° 43' 55.8" S (-21.7322°) |
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39° 48' 42.4" W (-39.8118°) |
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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): This feature has a sinuous shape. It has been mentioned in many scientific papers, publications and studies on the Brazilian continental margin, such as Viana et al (2002), Schereiner et al (2008), and Almeida & Kowsmann (2014). Minimum depth (m): 98. Maximum depth (m): 1637. Total relief (m): 1539. Dimension/size: ~ 34 km long and 1 to 4.5 km wide. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Almirante Câmara". Year of discovery: 1981. History: Named from the Brazilian Navy oceanographic vessel "Almirante Câmara" that discovered this feature. The vessel name is a tribute to Admiral Antônio Alves Câmara Júnior (1891-1958), who was an important promoter of Brazilian hydrography. |
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Last edited on 2021-09-02 22:35:14 by Lonneville Britt
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