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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64539
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMinami-Sofu EscarpmentIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Escarpment 
Latitude 27° 21' 50.8" N (27.3641°)  
Longitude 139° 51' 21.6" E (139.85599°)  
Min. Lat 27° 9' 48.9" N (27.1636°)  
Min. Long 139° 44' 13.6" E (139.7371°)  
Max. Lat 27° 35' 58.8" N (27.5997°)  
Max. Long 139° 57' 26.8" E (139.9575°)  
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 shape. Minimum depth (m): 2375. Maximum depth (m): 4003. Total relief (m): 1628. Dimension/size: 3 km x 45 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1988. History: Named from its geographical location as the feature is part of a tectonic element known as “Sofu-gan Tectonic Line” (“Minami” means “south” in Japanese).    
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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