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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64037
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLongtou SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 13° 38' 27.3" N (13.64091°)  
Longitude 114° 56' 14.3" E (114.9373°)  
Min. Lat 13° 33' 54" N (13.565°)  
Min. Long 114° 46' 0.1" E (114.7667°)  
Max. Lat 13° 43' 12" N (13.72°)  
Max. Long 115° 4' 5.9" E (115.0683°)  
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): 3259. Maximum depth (m): 4330. Total relief (m): 1071. Dimension/size: 34 km × 16 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.1. Proposer: China Geological Survey. History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Haiyang Erhao". Year of discovery: 1980. History: Named from its location and shape, as this feature looks like the head of a dragon, ”Longtou” in Chinese, and that it lies North of Changlong Seamount Chain, with “Changlong” meaning long dragon.    
Relation 
Part of  South China 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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