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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57138
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishWangzhen SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 18° 9' 29.9" N (18.1583°)  
Longitude 115° 49' 30" E (115.825°)  
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 after Wang Zhen (1271-1368 AD), a Chinese scientist during the Yuan Dynasty, to commemorate his great contribution to the development of ancient Chinese agriculture. He wrote a book "Wang Zhen Agriculture" in which agricultural production technologies such as crop planting and livestock breeding were summed up and improved. He also promoted the application of technologies to make productions better.    
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 conical shape and a steepness of 15 to 22°. Minimum depth (m): 2612. Maximum depth (m): 3819. Total relief (m): 1207. Dimension: 10 km × 8 km    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15175451    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 18.1583; Longitude: 115.825    
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Part of  South China 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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