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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64345
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLongzhu SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 13° 7' 18.1" N (13.1217°)  
Longitude 114° 29' 52.9" E (114.49804°)  
Min. Lat 13° 3' 29.8" N (13.0583°)  
Min. Long 114° 22' 50" E (114.3806°)  
Max. Lat 13° 10' 46.4" N (13.1796°)  
Max. Long 114° 37' 34.2" E (114.6262°)  
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. Four undresea features in this area have been named from Chinese Dragons. Minimum depth (m): 2980. Maximum depth (m): 4472. Total relief (m): 1492. Dimension/size: 23 km × 10 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: Named from its shape as this feature looks like two dragons playing with a pearl (a traditional Chinese decorative pattern). "Longzhu" means "dragon pearl" 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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