| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64328 |
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Proposed standard  |
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| English | Jiangtun Ridge | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Ridge |
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| Latitude |
17° 5' 42.2" N (17.09505°) |
| Longitude |
130° 11' 23.6" E (130.18989°) |
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17° 3' 2.7" N (17.0508°) |
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130° 3' 8.6" E (130.0524°) |
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| Max. Lat |
17° 7' 59.2" N (17.1331°) |
| Max. Long |
130° 22' 4.4" E (130.3679°) |
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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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Additional information (en): This elongated feature has an east-west trend. Minimum depth (m): 4719. Maximum depth (m): 5700. Total relief (m): 981. Dimension/size: 32 km × 9 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), China. History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Lisiguanghao". Year of discovery: 2006. History: Named from its shape as the feature looks like a finless porpoise, “Jiangtun” in Chinese. It is a protected animal which is widely spread in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangzi river. The finless porpoise has long been loved by Chinese people for its smiling facial expression, and is also known as “Smiling Angel” and “Water Panda”. |
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Last edited on 2023-07-26 16:22:28 by Lonneville Britt
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