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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57068
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishYitong CanyonsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 18° 47' 26.9" N (18.7908°)  
Longitude 114° 25' 45.1" E (114.4292°)  
Min. Lat 18° 31' 12" N (18.52°)  
Min. Long 113° 51' 24.1" E (113.8567°)  
Max. Lat 19° 3' 24" N (19.0567°)  
Max. Long 115° 0' 42" E (115.0117°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Haiyang Sihao". Year of discovery: 2008. History: Named from the nearby Yitong Ansha (Helen Shoal), thus named by the Chinese government in 1983.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-30. Proposer: Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China. History: 2017.    
Additional information (en): This feature has a steepness of 3 to 10°. It comprises several canyons extending NW-SE. Minimum depth (m): 1100. Maximum depth (m): 3611. Total relief (m): 2511. Dimension: 140 km × 62 km    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15175453    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 18.792901; Longitude: 114.439971    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 18.92854; Long: 114.40403; minLat: 18.52; minLong: 113.8567; maxLat: 18.80167; maxLong: 115.01167 (update 2023-07-24)    
Relation 
Part of  South China Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2023-07-24 16:14:57 by Lonneville Britt
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