| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63998 |
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| English | Almaciga Hills | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
17° 30' 36" N (17.50999°) |
| Longitude |
125° 9' 37.2" E (125.16033°) |
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17° 25' 30.5" N (17.4252°) |
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125° 6' 29.3" E (125.1081°) |
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| Max. Lat |
17° 36' 3.7" N (17.601°) |
| Max. Long |
125° 13' 8.4" E (125.219°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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| Notes |
Additional information (en): This feature has a nearly oval shape. Minimum depth (m): 2382. Maximum depth (m): 3267. Total relief (m): 885. Dimension/size: 11.8 km x 19.5 km. |
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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. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2008. History: Named from the Almaciga tree (Agathis philippinensis), a tree native to the Philippines. Almaciga is prized for its high-grade resin, known as Manila copal. The tapping of this resin is the primary livelihood for many indigenous people in Sierra Madre mountain range and Palawan forests. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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