MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64345 |
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English | Longzhu Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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Latitude |
13° 7' 18.1" N (13.1217°) |
Longitude |
114° 29' 52.9" E (114.49804°) |
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Min. Lat |
13° 3' 29.8" N (13.0583°) |
Min. Long |
114° 22' 50" E (114.3806°) |
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Max. Lat |
13° 10' 46.4" N (13.1796°) |
Max. Long |
114° 37' 34.2" E (114.6262°) |
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Source |
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. 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. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: China Geological Survey. History: 2021. |
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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. |
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Last edited on 2023-07-26 16:22:28 by Lonneville Britt
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