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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64575
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSuluan SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 10° 52' 34.7" N (10.87631°)  
Longitude 127° 2' 7.6" E (127.03545°)  
Min. Lat 10° 47' 28.9" N (10.7914°)  
Min. Long 126° 57' 6.2" E (126.9517°)  
Max. Lat 10° 58' 6.3" N (10.9684°)  
Max. Long 127° 6' 41.9" E (127.1116°)  
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 a conical and nearly round shape. Minimum depth (m): 3393. Maximum depth (m): 5934. Total relief (m): 2541. Dimension/size: 17 km x 20 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 vessels "Hydrographer Presbitero" and "Hydrographer Ventura". Year of discovery: 2005. History: Named from the nearby island of Suluan, in the municipality of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines. Suluan lies east of Leyte Gulf and west of the feature.    
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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