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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/48882
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSoeboshi SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 17° 10' 31.1" N (17.1753°)  
Longitude 134° 49' 55.2" E (134.832°)  
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: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2014.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1997. History: Soeboshi is one of the Japanese dialect names that means "the Alcor", which is located close to the Mizar of the Big Dipper. According to Japanese phonology, both terms "hoshi"    
Additional information (en): This feature is slightly irregular in shape. Minimum depth (m): 2210. Maximum depth (m): 5100. Total relief (m): 2890. Dimension: 24 km x 22 km.    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine 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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