| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64308 |
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Proposed standard  |
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| English | Feishi Hills | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
15° 30' 5" N (15.50139°) |
| Longitude |
117° 3' 2.6" E (117.05071°) |
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15° 25' 57.4" N (15.4326°) |
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116° 56' 55.9" E (116.9489°) |
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| Max. Lat |
15° 34' 13.2" N (15.5703°) |
| Max. Long |
117° 9' 3.5" E (117.151°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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| Notes |
Additional information (en): This feature has an irregular shape. Five undersea features in the South China Sea, have been named after gems, minerals and ornaments. Minimum depth (m): 3712. Maximum depth (m): 4265. Total relief (m): 553. Dimension/size: 21 km × 15 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: The Second Institute of Oceanography (SOA), China. History: 2021. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Dayang Yihao". Year of discovery: 1999. History: In ancient times, "Feishi" designated a kind of weapon used to kill the enemy by flinging stone. |
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Last edited on 2023-07-26 16:22:28 by Lonneville Britt
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