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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57126 |
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| English | Shishen Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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18° 32' 53.9" N (18.5483°) |
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116° 41' 53.9" E (116.6983°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Haiyang Erhao". Year of discovery: 1980. History: Named after the Chinese astronomer Shi Shen (4th century BC - years of birth and death unknown). He lived in the Chinese Wei State during the Warring States period (475 to 221 BC). His works included the 8-volume "The rocks of Space", an important part of "Star Manual" of the Masters Gan and Shi. Master Gan was Shi Shen's contemporary Gan De, from Qi State. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-30. Proposer: Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China. History: 2017. |
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Additional information (en): This feature has a steepness of 5 to 15 °. The International Astronomical Union named a crater on the moon's surface as Shishen Crater, in recognition of his contribution to astronomy. Minimum depth (m): 2726. Maximum depth (m): 3862. Total relief (m): 1136. Dimension: 32 km × 20 km |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15175447 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 18.5483; Longitude: 116.6983 |
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Last edited on 2018-09-13 16:53:11 by Lonneville Britt
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