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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65615
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishCarioca Sea ChannelIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seachannel 
Latitude 23° 53' 40.8" S (-23.89468°)  
Longitude 35° 57' 17.6" W (-35.9549°)  
Min. Lat 24° 16' 16.2" S (-24.2712°)  
Min. Long 37° 59' 52.7" W (-37.998°)  
Max. Lat 23° 39' 54.3" S (-23.6651°)  
Max. Long 33° 50' 15.3" W (-33.8376°)  
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 a linear and meandering shape. Minimum depth (m): 3900. Maximum depth (m): 4600. Total relief (m): 700. Dimension/size: 520 km long.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Glomar Challenger". Year of discovery: 1974. History: Carioca is the name of people born in the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, offshore of which the feature is located.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081124    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -23.9; Longitude: -35.95    
Relation 
Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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