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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64412
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishYian SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 14° 50' 8.5" N (14.83569°)  
Longitude 115° 37' 3.6" E (115.61767°)  
Min. Lat 14° 41' 57.8" N (14.6994°)  
Min. Long 115° 29' 17.3" E (115.4882°)  
Max. Lat 14° 58' 0.5" N (14.9668°)  
Max. Long 115° 42' 46.8" E (115.713°)  
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): 2604. Maximum depth (m): 4328. Total relief (m): 1724. Dimension/size: 28 km × 17 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 Li Qingzhao, whose pseudonym was Yian, a prominent Chinese lyricist and essayist in Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). She was one of the greatest female lyricists in Chinese history.    
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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