| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64562 |
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| English | Rangitoto-ki-te-Tonga / d'Urville Valley | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Valley |
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| Latitude |
40° 18' 34.1" S (-40.30948°) |
| Longitude |
173° 58' 47.4" E (173.97983°) |
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40° 43' 24.6" S (-40.7235°) |
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173° 39' 50.4" E (173.664°) |
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39° 51' 47.9" S (-39.8633°) |
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174° 20' 24.6" E (174.3402°) |
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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 extends from 60 km south of Cape Egmont on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, southeastwards past the entrance to the Marlborough Sounds and into Narrows Basin in Cook Strait. Name adopted from the NZGB Gazetteer. Minimum depth (m): 100. Maximum depth (m): 150. Total relief (m): 50. Dimension/size: 115 km long. |
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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): History: First appeared as D'Urville Seavalley on Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'Cook Strait' in 1980. Altered to the dual name Rangitoto-ki-te-Tonga / d'Urville Valley to restore the Maori part of the name of the associated nearby Rangitoto ki te Tonga / d'Urville Island.. "Rangitoto-ki-te-Tonga" means ‘red heavens look to the south’. The d'Urville part of the island's name is a reminder of the skilful seamanship of the French explorer Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842), who led a dangerous expedition through Te Aumiti / French Pass in New Zealand. |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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