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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25028
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishRio Grande do Norte SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 6° 23' 4" S (-6.38444444°)  
Longitude 34° 9' 41" W (-34.16138889°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -6.39; Long: -34.16    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-22. Proposer: Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Hydrographic Office (DHN). Year of proposal: 2009.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Vema". Year of discovery: 1961. History: Named from the nearby Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte.    
Additional information (en): Elongated (NW-SE) and conical shape. This feature is located in the north-central sector of the Brazilian continental margin, seaward of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. Minimum depth (m): 1391. Maximum depth (m): 4375. Total relief (m): 2984.     
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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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