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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64488
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBunguron HillsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 15° 47' 27.3" N (15.79091°)  
Longitude 123° 43' 12.8" E (123.72022°)  
Min. Lat 15° 37' 54" N (15.6317°)  
Min. Long 123° 36' 14.9" E (123.6041°)  
Max. Lat 15° 54' 49.2" N (15.9137°)  
Max. Long 123° 49' 57.3" E (123.8326°)  
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. Minimum depth (m): 2835. Maximum depth (m): 3801. Total relief (m): 966. Dimension/size: 32 km x 21 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 Bunguron (Hopea acumineta), a tree species endemic to the Philippines. It grows in different islands of the Philippine Archipelago. The tree is used in bridge and heavy construction due to its strength. The conservation status of this tree is vulnerable.    
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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