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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63462
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHokusei-Kaitoku SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 26° 22' 28" N (26.37445°)  
Longitude 140° 46' 31.9" E (140.77553°)  
Min. Lat 26° 20' 8.8" N (26.3358°)  
Min. Long 140° 43' 43.7" E (140.7288°)  
Max. Lat 26° 24' 59.4" N (26.4165°)  
Max. Long 140° 49' 52" E (140.8311°)  
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 near conical shape. Minimum depth (m): 1068. Maximum depth (m): 2322. Total relief (m): 1254. Dimension/size: 11 km × 9 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1985. History: Named from its geographical position as this feature is located NW of the nearby Kaitoku Seamounts. ‘’Hokusei’’ means ‘’northwest’’ in Japanese.    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2021-09-02 22:35:14 by Lonneville Britt
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