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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64483
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBatino HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 15° 36' 39" N (15.61082°)  
Longitude 125° 1' 15.6" E (125.02099°)  
Min. Lat 15° 33' 56.8" N (15.5658°)  
Min. Long 124° 57' 28.6" E (124.958°)  
Max. Lat 15° 39' 45.4" N (15.6626°)  
Max. Long 125° 4' 21.5" E (125.0726°)  
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): 2923. Maximum depth (m): 3444. Total relief (m): 521. Dimension/size: 12 km x 11 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2022.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2004. History: Named from the Batino (Alstonia macrophylla), a species of tree that is found all over the Philippines, most especially in humid areas like Laguna, Mt. Palay-palay in Cavite and in Palawan. It is a medium to large tree, reaching a height of 25m, with oblong leaves and small yellowish white flower. Its wood is used for furnitures, while other parts such as the bark and leaves have medicinal uses.    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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