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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/48877
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSantubong SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 6° 24' 5.6" N (6.401546°)  
Longitude 111° 30' 16.5" E (111.504579°)  
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-28. Proposer: National Hydrographic Centre (NHC), Malaysia. Year of proposal: 2015.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Malaysian survey vessel "Coastal 1". Year of discovery: 2013. History: Named from Santubong, the highest mount in Sarawak. This name is derived from the word Si-antubong which means spirit boat in the Iban language, the Ibans - or Sea Dayaks -    
Additional information (en): This feature has a rounded shape and a steepness of 45°. Minimum depth (m): 493. Maximum depth (m): 1910. Total relief (m): 1417. Dimension: 127 km².    
Relation 
Part of  South China Sea (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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