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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64499
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishFortes HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 18° 5' 29.4" N (18.09149°)  
Longitude 126° 45' 28.1" E (126.75781°)  
Min. Lat 17° 57' 33.5" N (17.9593°)  
Min. Long 126° 37' 38.7" E (126.6274°)  
Max. Lat 18° 13' 33" N (18.2258°)  
Max. Long 126° 53' 12.1" E (126.8867°)  
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): 4334. Maximum depth (m): 5338. Total relief (m): 1004. Dimension/size: 17 km x 30 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2010. History: Named after Dr. Miguel D. Fortes (1947- 2023), a notable Filipino marine scientist and professor. He published 147 scientific journal articles and books. He headed the regional secretariat for the Western Pacific of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in Bangkok, Thailand (2003-2006). He was the commissioner for Science and Technology of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (2000-2003) and president of the World Seagrass Association (2000-2004). He has been the recipient of 18 major awards including the Outstanding Young Scientists of the Philippines, the International Biwako Prize for Ecology (East and Southeast Asia, and Russia), Research Professorship in the University of Tokyo, Japan, and Hugh Greenwood Environmental Science Award for his outstanding contribution to the development of seagrass science in Southeast Asia.    
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Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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