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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63479
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMeteor DeepIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Deep 
Latitude 55° 19' 21.9" S (-55.32274°)  
Longitude 26° 17' 39.1" W (-26.2942°)  
Min. Lat 55° 33' 16.4" S (-55.5546°)  
Min. Long 26° 38' 48.9" W (-26.6469°)  
Max. Lat 55° 5' 9" S (-55.0858°)  
Max. Long 25° 50' 58.2" W (-25.8495°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): The single position is that of the deepest point. Minimum depth (m): 6950. Maximum depth (m): 8260. Total relief (m): 1310. Dimension/size: 65 km x 32 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34. Proposer: A. Jamieson & C. Bongiovanni, Newcastle University, UK. History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop. Year of discovery: 2019. History: Named from the German research vessel "Meteor" that discovered and surveyed the South Sandwich Trench, including this feature.    
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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