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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64047
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNanyu SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 16° 8' 57.8" N (16.14938°)  
Longitude 130° 6' 16.2" E (130.10449°)  
Min. Lat 15° 57' 6" N (15.9517°)  
Min. Long 129° 53' 42" E (129.895°)  
Max. Lat 16° 18' 54" N (16.315°)  
Max. Long 130° 15' 30" E (130.2583°)  
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. There are 6 undersea features already named after stars in this area. Minimum depth (m): 3849. Maximum depth (m): 5436. Total relief (m): 1587. Dimension/size: 40 km × 38 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: China Geological Survey. History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Haiyangdizhi Liuhao". Year of discovery: 2018. History: Named from Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish) constellation, “Nanyu” in Chinese.    
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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