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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/48846
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMadiba SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 42° 27' 18" S (-42.455°)  
Longitude 17° 21' 0" E (17.35°)  
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-27. Proposer: Jan Erik Arndt, Ines Egelkraut and Karolin Gersberg, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany\r\n. Year of proposal: 2014.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: German research vessel "Polarstern". Year of discovery: 2013. History: Named after Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), former president of South Africa, whose Xhosa clan and nick name was "Madiba". Mandela passed away on 5th Dec 2013 during cruise ANT    
Additional information (en): This feature has a circle shape and an average steepness of 15°. Minimum depth (m): 3480. Maximum depth (m): 5400. Total relief (m): 1920. Dimension: 18 km in diameter.    
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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 14:57:37 by Oset Garcia Paula
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