| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/5829 |
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Proposed standard  |
| Names |
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| English | Zambezi Canyon | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | Zambesi Canyon | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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Canyon(s) |
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| Latitude |
20° 0' 0" S (-20°) |
| Longitude |
41° 30' 0" E (41.5°) |
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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 |
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-13. Proposer: Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen, Columbia University, USA. Year of proposal: 1965. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Coastal vessels, 1930s, en route. Year of discovery: 0. History: Named from the nearby east African Zambezi River. |
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Additional information (en): This feature continues as a well developed seachannel from 19°30'S-41°15'E to 21°15'S-41°40'E to 24°00'S-41°15'E. It is likely this name was in use during 1930s on nautical charts. |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -18.75; Longitude: 39.5 |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -156184 |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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