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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64278
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBancalan HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 7° 59' 17.9" N (7.9883°)  
Longitude 115° 57' 16.1" E (115.95446°)  
Min. Lat 7° 58' 35.8" N (7.9766°)  
Min. Long 115° 56' 40.2" E (115.9445°)  
Max. Lat 8° 0' 1" N (8.0003°)  
Max. Long 115° 57' 50.4" E (115.964°)  
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 oval shape. Minimum depth (m): 2744. Maximum depth (m): 2854. Total relief (m): 110. Dimension/size: 2.6 km x 2.1 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 Ventura". Year of discovery: 2001. History: Named from Bancalan, one of the major islands of the city of Balabac, in the Philippines province of Palawan. The island is known for its limestone caverns and rich biodiversity.    
Relation 
Part of  South China Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2023-07-26 16:22:28 by Lonneville Britt
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