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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64307
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishFeilong RidgesIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 12° 34' 50" N (12.58056°)  
Longitude 114° 5' 9.7" E (114.08602°)  
Min. Lat 11° 52' 30" N (11.875°)  
Min. Long 113° 16' 30" E (113.275°)  
Max. Lat 13° 6' 42" N (13.1117°)  
Max. Long 115° 0' 36" E (115.01°)  
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 elongated shape. Four undresea features in this area have been named from Chinese Dragons. Minimum depth (m): 3476. Maximum depth (m): 4482. Total relief (m): 1006. Dimension/size: 233 km × 29 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: China Geological Survey. History: 2021.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Haiyangdizhi Sihao". Year of discovery: 1999. History: "Feilong" means "flying dragon" in Chinese.     
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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