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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64420
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishZhongjianxi Canyon ProvinceIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Canyon(s) 
Latitude 15° 29' 48.6" N (15.49682°)  
Longitude 110° 44' 15.7" E (110.73769°)  
Min. Lat 14° 54' 33.5" N (14.9093°)  
Min. Long 110° 25' 59.1" E (110.4331°)  
Max. Lat 16° 11' 29" N (16.1914°)  
Max. Long 111° 6' 33.9" E (111.1094°)  
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 and irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 596. Maximum depth (m): 1296. Total relief (m): 700. Dimension/size: 132 km × 49 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 the nearby Zhongjian Island (Zhongjian Dao, in Chinese). The feature is located to its West, “Xi” in Chinese, hence the specific term Zhongjianxi.    
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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