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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63073
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishEpsilon Crucis SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 29° 8' 51.4" S (-29.14761°)  
Longitude 36° 55' 45.2" W (-36.92923°)  
Min. Lat 29° 18' 45.2" S (-29.3126°)  
Min. Long 37° 2' 40.1" W (-37.0445°)  
Max. Lat 28° 58' 51" S (-28.9808°)  
Max. Long 36° 46' 45" W (-36.7792°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): This feature has a conical shape and a steepness of 2 to 15°. Minimum depth (m): 2465. Maximum depth (m): 4030. Total relief (m): 1565. Dimension/size: 42 km x 34 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): "Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN)    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Brazil. History: 2019.","Discoverer: French research and supply vessel ""Marion Dufresne"". Year of discovery: 2011. History: Named from ""Epsilon Crucis"", an orange to red giant star of the South Cross constellation (Cruzeiro do Sul, in Portuguese) in the southern hemisphere, in association with the nearby Cruzeiro do Sul Rift. Epsilon Crucis is located on the borders of the South Cross constellation."    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14961975    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -29.149758; Longitude: -36.939339    
Relation 
Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-07-06 17:20:04 by Lonneville Britt
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