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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64082
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMerahi HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 15° 23' 35.2" S (-15.39311°)  
Longitude 134° 48' 50.6" W (-134.81405°)  
Min. Lat 15° 23' 55" S (-15.3986°)  
Min. Long 134° 49' 15.4" W (-134.821°)  
Max. Lat 15° 23' 12.7" S (-15.3869°)  
Max. Long 134° 48' 28" W (-134.8078°)  
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): 3960. Maximum depth (m): 4570. Total relief (m): 610. Dimension/size: 4.0 km x 3.6 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 Tahitian word “Merahi” which means “Angel” in that language. The feature lies in the vicinity of Tahiti.    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2022-08-01 12:35:43 by Lonneville Britt
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