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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64027
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKawehi CalderaIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Caldera 
Latitude 1° 18' 25.7" S (-1.30715°)  
Longitude 101° 0' 42.9" W (-101.01192°)  
Min. Lat 1° 19' 7.3" S (-1.3187°)  
Min. Long 101° 1' 26.8" W (-101.0241°)  
Max. Lat 1° 17' 43.5" S (-1.2954°)  
Max. Long 101° 0' 1.4" W (-101.0004°)  
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 nearly oval shape. Minimum depth (m): 3135. Maximum depth (m): 3305. Total relief (m): 170. Dimension/size: 2.8 km x 2.5 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 the Hawaiian word “Kawehi“ which means “adornment.” The feature is near the Hawaiian islands.    
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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