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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57148
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishZhangzhong SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 15° 34' 5.9" N (15.5683°)  
Longitude 116° 11' 6" E (116.185°)  
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 Erhao". Year of discovery: 1980. History: Named from its position, in the "middle of Zhanghai" (Zhangzhong in Chinese), thus named by the Chinese government in 1986. Zhanghai is an ancient Chinese name for the South China Sea.    
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 an elongated shape, extending NW-SE, and a steepness of 15 to 20°. Minimum depth (m): 642. Maximum depth (m): 4305. Total relief (m): 3663. Dimension: 55 km × 27 km    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15175455    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 15.5683; Longitude: 116.185    
Relation 
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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