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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64544 |
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| English | Nelson Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
38° 49' 29.4" S (-38.82484°) |
| Longitude |
140° 38' 52.5" E (140.64793°) |
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39° 9' 3.6" S (-39.151°) |
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140° 18' 2.9" E (140.3008°) |
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| Max. Lat |
38° 28' 6.3" S (-38.4684°) |
| Max. Long |
140° 55' 42.8" E (140.9286°) |
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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): 400. Maximum depth (m): 4110. Total relief (m): 3710. Dimension/size: 80 km x 7-14 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: Australian National University, Canberra. History: 2021. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French research vessel "L'Atalante". Year of discovery: 1999. History: Named from its geographical position as the feature is located south of the township of Nelson, near the mouth of the Glenelg River, in SW Victoria State, Australia. The township was named after the ship "HMS Lady Nelson", an armed survey vessel commissioned in 1799 and used for explorations in the area in the early 19th century. |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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