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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64034
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLiptong HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 17° 32' 17.8" N (17.53829°)  
Longitude 126° 33' 49.1" E (126.56365°)  
Min. Lat 17° 30' 32.1" N (17.5089°)  
Min. Long 126° 31' 15.3" E (126.5209°)  
Max. Lat 17° 33' 59.1" N (17.5664°)  
Max. Long 126° 36' 37.8" E (126.6105°)  
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): 4878. Maximum depth (m): 5195. Total relief (m): 317. Dimension/size: 9.5 km x 6.5 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 Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2010. History: Named from the liptong tree (palaquium sorsogonense), a fruitbearing tree that thrives only in the Philippines, predominantly in theprovince of Sorsogon. The tree flourishes well in areas of great sunexposure, with its fruit serving as food mainly for bats and other speciesof bird.    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (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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