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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64486
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBonney CanyonIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 37° 52' 21.8" S (-37.87273°)  
Longitude 139° 20' 20.8" E (139.3391°)  
Min. Lat 38° 4' 50.4" S (-38.0807°)  
Min. Long 139° 11' 46.3" E (139.1962°)  
Max. Lat 37° 40' 44.1" S (-37.6789°)  
Max. Long 139° 28' 14.5" E (139.4707°)  
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 an elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 940. Maximum depth (m): 2770. Total relief (m): 1830. Dimension/size: 50 km x 4-6 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: Australian National University, Canberra. History: 2021.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French research and supply vessel "Marion Dufresne". Year of discovery: 2003. History: Named from the nearby Bonney Coast, a 200km-long stretch of narrow continental shelf between Portland (Victoria) and Robe (South Australia). The coast itself is named from the coastal freshwater Lake Bonney SE, discovered in 1839 by early pioneer Charles Bonney (1813-1897) whilst exploring a coastal stock route. In 1844 the lake was officially named after Bonney by Governor George Grey who also appointed Bonney as the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Later, Bonney became a member of the first Ministry of South Australia.    
Relation 
Part of  Great Australian Bight (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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