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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63975
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBani SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 16° 2' 35.4" N (16.04317°)  
Longitude 119° 10' 34.5" E (119.17625°)  
Min. Lat 15° 59' 38.7" N (15.9941°)  
Min. Long 119° 7' 58.8" E (119.133°)  
Max. Lat 16° 5' 21.9" N (16.0894°)  
Max. Long 119° 13' 34.2" E (119.2262°)  
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 an irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 3288. Maximum depth (m): 4427. Total relief (m): 1139. Dimension/size: 10.5 km x 10.0 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2021.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Ventura". Year of discovery: 2001. History: Named from the nearby municipality of Bani in the Province of Pangasinan, Philippines. Bani is known as the pakwan (watermelon) capital of the Philippines, boasting of exceptionally sweet and juicy watermelons.    
Relation 
Part of  South China Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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