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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24811
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishAref'yev SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 84° 59' 1.4" N (84.98372289°)  
Longitude 13° 48' 31.7" E (13.80880746°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Corrected latitude/longitude (GEBCO October 2012 error: 85°2'30"N/14°23'0"E) Updated with GEBCO May 2014.    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 84.983723; Long: 13.808807    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-23. Proposer: Department of Navigation and Oceanography (DNO), Russia. Year of proposal: 2007.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: USSR Northern Fleet Hydrographic Expedition. Year of discovery: 1978. History: Named after Sergey Alekseyevich Aref'yev (1902-1970), a Russian hydrographer and astronomer. For more than 40 years he served in the hydrographic units of the North    
Additional information (en): The seamount has an oval shape and is stretched to the north. The west slope is steep; the north slope is gentle. It is located in the west part of Gakkel Ridge. Minimum depth (m): 2111. Maximum depth (m): 4000. Total relief (m): 1489.    
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Part of  Arctic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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