Name details

Gunnari Ridge

Gunnari Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gunnari Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2532

Feature type: Undersea ridge

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A submarine ridge on the Kerguelen Plateau about 65 nautical miles from Heard Island. Gunnari Ridge has been mapped by various survey vessels including the Eltanin, Cape Pillar, Professor Mesyutsev and the RSV Aurora Australis. Consistently high catches and abundance of the icefish, Clampsocephalus gunnari have been recorded from this ridge in 150-280 m depth.

Named For

type of icefish - Clampsocephalus gunnari

Location

Latitude:
52° 33' 00.0" S
-52.55000°
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Longitude:
75° 04' 59.9" E
75.08330°
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Altitude:
-150 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Mar-1991

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