Extent_of_Anoxia_09

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Title: Extent_of_Anoxia_09
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    Online Links:

    • \\SA01TO-9Y7PF4J\C\GISdata\Europe\BalticSea\Extent_of_Anoxia_09.shp

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.115741
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.405526
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.176302
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 55.278735

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    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

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      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (2)

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      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.

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    Extent_of_Anoxia_09

    FID
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    Date: 08-Jun-2010 (process 1 of 2)
    Dataset copied.

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    Date: 08-Jun-2010 (process 2 of 2)
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Dates:
Last modified: 01-Sep-2010
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