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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57079
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBakin SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 22° 32' 40.8" N (22.54467°)  
Longitude 128° 29' 45.6" E (128.496°)  
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: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1997. History: Named after the Japanese novelist Bakin Takizawa (1767-1848), also known as Kyokutei, during the Edo period of Japan. He is regarded as one of the leading novelists in Japanese literature during that period. Bakin is the first name as, at that time, it was common and popular for Japanese writers to be called by their first names. This feature is part of the Great Writers Seamount Province.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-30. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2017.    
Additional information (en): This feature has a triangular shape and a steepness of ~ 8 %. Most of the Japanese writers relevant to the Great Writers Seamount Province were active in late 1800's to early 1900's. Minimum depth (m): 3184. Maximum depth (m): 4750. Total relief (m): 1566. Dimension: 35 km × 40 km    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15175468    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 22.54467; Longitude: 128.496    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2018-09-13 16:53:11 by Lonneville Britt
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