| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65605 |
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| English | Atacama Deep | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Deep |
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| Latitude |
23° 20' 8.8" S (-23.33579°) |
| Longitude |
71° 19' 40.9" W (-71.32803°) |
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| Min. Lat |
23° 26' 42.7" S (-23.4452°) |
| Min. Long |
71° 21' 55.7" W (-71.3655°) |
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| Max. Lat |
23° 13' 29.5" S (-23.2249°) |
| Max. Long |
71° 17' 11.8" W (-71.2866°) |
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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. The single position is that of the deepest point. Minimum depth (m): 6898. Maximum depth (m): 8087. Total relief (m): 1189. Dimension/size: 24 km x 5 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Hydrographic and Oceanographic Office of the Chilean Navy (SHOA). History: 2023. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chilean vessel AGS "Cabo de Hornos". Year of discovery: 2018. History: Named from the Atacama Desert, which is considered one of the driest and most arid deserts in the world, located in the continental part in front of this undersea feature. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081125 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -23.41118; Longitude: -71.3414 |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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