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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26653
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKikai Seamount ChainIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount Chain 
Latitude 28° 38' 24.1" N (28.64002098°)  
Longitude 131° 47' 53.4" E (131.79817575°)  
Min. Lat 28° 22' 58.8" N (28.383°)  
Min. Long 130° 58' 58.8" E (130.983°)  
Max. Lat 28° 52' 58.8" N (28.883°)  
Max. Long 132° 25' 58.8" E (132.433°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-24. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2011.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessels "Takuyo" and "Meiyo". Year of discovery: 1995. History: Named from the nearby Kikai Island, Japan.    
Additional information (en): Formerly, Kita-Amami Seamounts. Various surveys were conducted by Japanese survey vessels "Takuyo" and "Meiyo" from October 1995 to May 2005. Minimum depth (m): 2100. Maximum depth (m): 5500. Total relief (m): 2400. Dimension: 150 km x 40 km.    
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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