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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24951
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKurentsova SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 55° 6' 12" S (-55.10333333°)  
Longitude 42° 35' 24" W (-42.59°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -55.1; Long: -42.59    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-23. Proposer: Hans Werner Schenke, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany. Year of proposal: 2010.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: German research vessel "Polarstern". Year of discovery: 2005. History: Named after Natasha Kurentsova (1938-2010), former Senior scientist at the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (GEOCHI). She obtained geological ed    
Additional information (en): This is a nearly circular volcano with 200 m deep crater and steepness of max. 31°. Discovered during Expedition ANT-XXII/4. Minimum depth (m): 2330. Maximum depth (m): 3550. Total relief (m): 1220. Dimension: 12 km x 12 km.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 12358114    
Relations 
Partly part of  Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina (Overlapping claim)  [view hierarchy]   
Partly part of  Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina (Overlapping claim)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  South Atlantic 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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