MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64539 |
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Name source |
English | Minami-Sofu Escarpment | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Escarpment |
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Latitude |
27° 21' 50.8" N (27.3641°) |
Longitude |
139° 51' 21.6" E (139.85599°) |
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Min. Lat |
27° 9' 48.9" N (27.1636°) |
Min. Long |
139° 44' 13.6" E (139.7371°) |
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Max. Lat |
27° 35' 58.8" N (27.5997°) |
Max. Long |
139° 57' 26.8" E (139.9575°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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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. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2023. |
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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). |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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