Location of Burdwood Bank in Falklands EEZ

The dataset defines the area known as the Burdwood Bank. This Bank is an underwater plateau with high-ecological importance. It is located at approximately 50-200m depth and it is surrounded by deep waters.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:06 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:22 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category oceans
Temporal Extent Start 2016-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2016-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2016
Lineage The area of Burdwood Bank was created using the 50- 200m contour range from the GEBCO bathymetry dataset (raster file). Only the area south of 53 degrees and 45 minutes South was masked and formed the area of the Burdwood bank.
West Longitude 252004.87
South Latitude 3919627.7
East Longitude 551645.58
North Latitude 4037973.47
Spatial Reference System UTM 21S WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: SAERI Marine Spatial Planning. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government
Data Format shape
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy 4km
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2016-11-07
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-SAERI-287

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