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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64356
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMingcheng HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 15° 0' 31.5" N (15.00874°)  
Longitude 115° 30' 53.8" E (115.51495°)  
Min. Lat 14° 55' 58" N (14.9328°)  
Min. Long 115° 25' 42.9" E (115.4286°)  
Max. Lat 15° 5' 38" N (15.0939°)  
Max. Long 115° 36' 4.6" E (115.6013°)  
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 undersea features in SW of South China Sea, have been named after ancient Chinese poets. Minimum depth (m): 3414. Maximum depth (m): 4312. Total relief (m): 898. Dimension/size: 21 km × 14 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 after Zhao Mingcheng, a Chinese epigrapher during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). His 30-volume magnum opus "Jin Shi Lu" has long been hailed as an important work in the development of Chinese epigraphy.    
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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