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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63116
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBang BasinIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Basin 
Latitude 13° 57' 37" N (13.96027°)  
Longitude 134° 51' 32.8" E (134.85911°)  
Min. Lat 13° 49' 8.1" N (13.8189°)  
Min. Long 134° 48' 19.7" E (134.8055°)  
Max. Lat 14° 6' 43.6" N (14.1121°)  
Max. Long 134° 55' 22.5" E (134.9229°)  
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 an elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 5008. Maximum depth (m): 5312. Total relief (m): 304. Dimension/size: 33 km x 8 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): "Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: David K. Idip Jr. and Takamatsu Emesiochel    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Territory and Boundary Task Force, Office of the President, Republic of Palau. History: 2019.","Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel ""Shoyo"". Year of discovery: 2006. History: ""Bang"" is the Palauan name for the Bright Saddled Goatfish, which is found on reefs throughout Palau."    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (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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