MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/34562 |
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Names |
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Name source |
English | Kahurangi Valley | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
English | Heaphy Valley | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
English | Heaphy Sea Valley | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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PlaceType |
Submarine valley(s) |
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Latitude |
40° 34' 18.9" S (-40.57193°) |
Longitude |
171° 29' 43.5" E (171.49543°) |
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Min. Lat |
40° 36' 35.2" S (-40.6098°) |
Min. Long |
171° 22' 33.8" E (171.3761°) |
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Max. Lat |
40° 31' 51.1" S (-40.5309°) |
Max. Long |
171° 36' 34.8" E (171.6097°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -153715 |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -40.666667 ; Long: 171.516667 (update 2024-04-29) |
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Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape. Formerly named Heaphy Sea Valley on the New Zealand Karamea Chart published in 1972. Minimum depth (m): 320. Maximum depth (m): 450. Total relief (m): 130. Dimension/size: 23 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): Discoverer: New Zealand research vessel "Taranui". Year of discovery: 1970. History: Named in association with Kahurangi Point, the closest geographic feature on the nearby New Zealand mainland. ‘Kahurangi’ means ‘precious’ in Maori language. |
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Last edited on 2024-04-29 14:58:41 by Lonneville Britt
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