| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64537 |
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| English | Matahourua Ridge | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Ridge |
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| Latitude |
29° 38' 19.3" S (-29.63869°) |
| Longitude |
178° 23' 8.2" E (178.38561°) |
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29° 55' 29.4" S (-29.9248°) |
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177° 53' 55.7" E (177.8988°) |
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29° 20' 19.9" S (-29.3389°) |
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178° 58' 37.6" E (178.9771°) |
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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 elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 1050. Maximum depth (m): 3750. Total relief (m): 2700. Dimension/size: 120 km x 27 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2023. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French research vessel "L'Atalante". Year of discovery: 1996. History: Named from Matahourua, the canoe of Kupe, who is credited as being the first Polynesian to discover New Zealand. The long shape of the ridge is likened to that of a canoe. |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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