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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63201
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishZuofu SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 13° 21' 36.2" N (13.36005°)  
Longitude 131° 22' 13.3" E (131.37035°)  
Min. Lat 13° 18' 36" N (13.31°)  
Min. Long 131° 17' 6" E (131.285°)  
Max. Lat 13° 25' 6" N (13.4183°)  
Max. Long 131° 28' 18" E (131.4717°)  
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 nearly elliptical shape. The SE slope of this feature is slow while its NW slope is steep. Features in this region have been named after the ""Six Lucky Stars"": Tiankui    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Tianyue    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Zuofu, Youbi, Wenchang and Wenqu. Minimum depth (m): 5120. Maximum depth (m): 6580. Total relief (m): 1460. Dimension/size: 12 km × 20 km.","Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: The Second Institute of Oceanography (SOA), China. History: 2019.","Discoverer: Chinese research vessel ""Xiang Yang Hong 6"". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named from the ""Zuofu"" star, one of the six auspicious stars in ancient Chinese astrology, called the ""Six Lucky Stars"". The ""Zuofu"" star symbolizes good luck for males. Males blessed by the star are loyal, kind and have strong executive power."    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14962068    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 13.3833; Longitude: 131.389997    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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