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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64403
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishWest Leg RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 15° 44' 11.2" N (15.73645°)  
Longitude 138° 52' 50.5" E (138.8807°)  
Min. Lat 15° 29' 11" N (15.4864°)  
Min. Long 138° 41' 55.4" E (138.6987°)  
Max. Lat 15° 58' 44.4" N (15.979°)  
Max. Long 139° 4' 28.6" E (139.0746°)  
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 elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 3582. Maximum depth (m): 5944. Total relief (m): 2362. Dimension/size: 42 km × 55 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2020.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese research vessel "Yokosuka". Year of discovery: 2000. History: The Godzilla Megamullion science team gave 14 names for the individualtopographic elements of the Godzilla Megamullion, such as "West ArmRidge", imitating the body parts of Godzilla from its back. Since thisfeature is in the southern left part, i.e., the lower left part, of the GodzillaMegamullion, the science team gave it the name "West Leg Ridge".    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine 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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