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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64344
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLongmen SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 12° 30' 26.6" N (12.5074°)  
Longitude 113° 43' 2.4" E (113.71732°)  
Min. Lat 12° 23' 40.6" N (12.3946°)  
Min. Long 113° 37' 26.9" E (113.6242°)  
Max. Lat 12° 36' 40.2" N (12.6112°)  
Max. Long 113° 48' 51.5" E (113.8143°)  
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. It is located between the Changlong and Feilong Ridges. Four undersea features in this area have been named from Chinese Dragons. Minimum depth (m): 2960. Maximum depth (m): 4452. Total relief (m): 1492. Dimension/size: 28 km × 18 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: "Longmen" designates a Chinese Dragon.    
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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