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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64536
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMapilig HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 16° 9' 19.8" N (16.15551°)  
Longitude 123° 8' 7.9" E (123.13552°)  
Min. Lat 16° 5' 18" N (16.0883°)  
Min. Long 123° 2' 19.6" E (123.0388°)  
Max. Lat 16° 13' 56.5" N (16.2324°)  
Max. Long 123° 15' 27" E (123.2575°)  
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): 3813. Maximum depth (m): 4856. Total relief (m): 1043. Dimension/size: 23 km x 16 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: 2007. History: Named from the Mapilig (xanthostemon bracteatus Merr), aspecies of tree which is found in the Philippine provinces of Aurora, NuevaEcija, Camarines Norte, Albay, Catanduanes, Samar, Dinagat, Leyte and Surigao del Sur. The wood is used in making high quality furniture,mallets, caulking hammers and other articles requiring extremely hard andheavy, tough wood.    
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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