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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63983
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishCalafia KnollIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 14° 32' 11.7" S (-14.53657°)  
Longitude 132° 24' 53.1" W (-132.41476°)  
Min. Lat 14° 32' 35.6" S (-14.5432°)  
Min. Long 132° 25' 12.4" W (-132.4201°)  
Max. Lat 14° 31' 48.1" S (-14.53°)  
Max. Long 132° 24' 34.1" W (-132.4095°)  
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 oval shape. It is located in French Polynesia. Minimum depth (m): 3955. Maximum depth (m): 4165. Total relief (m): 210. Dimension/size: 1.5 km x 1.2 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: Caladan Oceanic LLC, Texas, USA. History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop. Year of discovery: 2019. History: "Calafia" is a waterworld planet from the novel “Startide Rising” by David Brin, which won the Hugo Award for best science-fiction novel in 1984.    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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