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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64281
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBolinao SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 16° 9' 19.9" N (16.15553°)  
Longitude 119° 2' 32.7" E (119.04243°)  
Min. Lat 16° 4' 13.7" N (16.0705°)  
Min. Long 118° 57' 10.5" E (118.9529°)  
Max. Lat 16° 15' 15.8" N (16.2544°)  
Max. Long 119° 7' 17.4" E (119.1215°)  
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): 2565. Maximum depth (m): 3862. Total relief (m): 1297. Dimension/size: 17 km x 19 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 the city of Bolinao, established in 1575 in the Philippines province of Pangasinan. Bolinao is known for its several tourist attractions such as Cape Bolinao Lighthouse, built in 1905 and one of the oldest in the Philippines. The city hosts the Bolinao Marine Laboratory which is the official marine station of the University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute.    
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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