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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63219
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishVostochnie CanyonUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 56° 14' 0" N (56.233333°)  
Longitude 171° 2' 48" W (-171.046667°)  
Source US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF), available online at http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/acuf.html
Notes ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14792391    
Additional information (en): Located in the Bering Sea. Named based on its locality and a rookery at the northeastern tip of St. Paul Island, the term 'vostochnie' is Russian for 'eastern.' The feature name was proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names at USBGN Meeting 276; 16 July 2019.    
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Part of  Bering Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-07-29 11:09:26 by Lonneville Britt
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