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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26673
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishParece Vela Fracture Zone ProvinceIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Fracture Zone 
Latitude 17° 57' 14.8" N (17.954108°)  
Longitude 139° 18' 40.8" E (139.31132°)  
Min. Lat 14° 55' 59.9" N (14.9333°)  
Min. Long 137° 55' 0.1" E (137.9167°)  
Max. Lat 21° 15' 0" N (21.25°)  
Max. Long 140° 28' 0.1" E (140.4667°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): History "Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN), Aug. 2011 Discoverer: Japanese S/V Takuyo and Shoyo, various surveys from October 1993 to December 2005 Accredited by: SCUFN (Sep. 2011) Named from the closely related Parece Vela Rift. The nearby island of Oki-no-Tori Shima was called “Parece Vela” by the Spanish navigators who discovered this island in the 1500’s.    
(en): Remarks "Minimum Depth: 2300 m Maximum Depth: 7200 m Total Relief: 4900 m Dimension/Size: 650 km x 250 km    
(en): Removed from GEBCO gazetteer 2014    
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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