| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64480 |
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| English | Bangkal Hills | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
16° 20' 16.3" N (16.33787°) |
| Longitude |
123° 22' 42.6" E (123.3785°) |
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16° 18' 41.5" N (16.3115°) |
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123° 19' 23.1" E (123.3231°) |
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16° 21' 46.5" N (16.3629°) |
| Max. Long |
123° 25' 30.2" E (123.4251°) |
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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. Minimum depth (m): 3726. Maximum depth (m): 4472. Total relief (m): 746. Dimension/size: 4 km x 12 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2023. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2007. History: Named from the Bangkal (Nauclea orientalis), a tree species endemicto the Philippines. It is a fairly large tree up to 35 m tall; its bole is usually straight, up to 80-100 cm in diameter. The wood of Bangkal is used for light framing, interior joinery, weatherboard, flooring, furniture, cabinet work, moldings. It is also used for house construction and the wood is considered suitable for making agood pulp for paper production. |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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