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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63142
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPalosapis HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 16° 26' 18.6" N (16.43849°)  
Longitude 124° 58' 6.3" E (124.96841°)  
Min. Lat 16° 24' 38.6" N (16.4107°)  
Min. Long 124° 56' 23.5" E (124.9399°)  
Max. Lat 16° 27' 52.6" N (16.4646°)  
Max. Long 124° 59' 47.7" E (124.9966°)  
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 pear shape and a steepness of ~ 11°. Minimum depth (m): 2053. Maximum depth (m): 2610. Total relief (m): 557. Dimension/size: 6 km x 6 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): "Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Philippines. History: 2019.","Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel ""Hydrographer Presbitero"". Year of discovery: 2008. History: Named from the ""Palosapis"", also known as 'Philippine Mahogany', a large tree that yields valuable timber. It is commonly harvested from the wild and traded internationally. It is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species."    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14962024    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 16.44265; Longitude: 124.974358    
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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