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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25087
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishUrahara SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 28° 37' 37.2" N (28.627°)  
Longitude 131° 49' 40.8" E (131.828°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Corrected latitude/longitude (GEBCO August 2011 inaccuracy: 26°37'48"N/131°49'48"E) Updated with GEBCO May 2014.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-23. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2010.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1987. History: Named after the town of Urahara on nearby Kikai Island, Japan.    
Additional information (en): This feature has a conical shape. Coordinates revised at SCUFN-24 (2011). Minimum depth (m): 2100. Maximum depth (m): 3100. Total relief (m): 1000. Dimension: 10 km in diameter.    
Relations 
Part of  Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Philippine Sea (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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