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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25014
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPaulo Moreira SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 12° 23' 58.8" S (-12.39966667°)  
Longitude 32° 59' 0" W (-32.9833333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -12.4; Long: -32.98    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-21. Proposer: Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Hydrographic Office (DHN). Year of proposal: 2008.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Almirante Câmara". Year of discovery: 1981. History: Named after Vice-Admiral Paulo de Castro Moreira (1919-1983). He founded the Geophysical Department of the Brazilian Hydrographic Service. He became Director of the     
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape in the N-S direction and three peaks on a single base. Minimum depth (m): 2375. Maximum depth (m): 4500. Total relief (m): 2125. Dimension: 65 km x 21 km.    
Relation 
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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