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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64019
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHornburg HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 41° 55' 11.3" S (-41.91981°)  
Longitude 50° 18' 26.5" W (-50.30736°)  
Min. Lat 41° 56' 55" S (-41.9486°)  
Min. Long 50° 21' 57.1" W (-50.3659°)  
Max. Lat 41° 53' 13.4" S (-41.8871°)  
Max. Long 50° 15' 55.6" W (-50.2655°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): Minimum depth (m): 4940. Maximum depth (m): 5700. Total relief (m): 760. Dimension/size: 12.5 km x 5.5 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: Named from a fictional fortress in the Kingdom of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel “The Lord of the Rings.” The feature bears some resemblance to the layout of the Hornburg fortress depicted in the novel.    
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Part of  South Atlantic 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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