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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63464
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHuanchawei HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 12° 6' 46.4" N (12.11288°)  
Longitude 138° 24' 31.5" W (-138.40874°)  
Min. Lat 12° 4' 48" N (12.08°)  
Min. Long 138° 27' 6" W (-138.4517°)  
Max. Lat 12° 8' 42" N (12.145°)  
Max. Long 138° 22' 0" W (-138.3667°)  
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 gourd shape. Ten undersea features have been named in this area from a group of petrels that inhabit the Pacific islands. Minimum depth (m): 3860. Maximum depth (m): 4800. Total relief (m): 940. Dimension/size: 9 km × 7 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34. Proposer: China Minmetals Corporation. History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 6". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named after the Huanchawei petrel which is distributed on several islands in the Pacific.    
Relation 
Part of  North Pacific Ocean (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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