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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64583
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTiga HillsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 15° 58' 13.5" N (15.97042°)  
Longitude 125° 35' 17.5" E (125.58819°)  
Min. Lat 15° 52' 5" N (15.8681°)  
Min. Long 125° 26' 26.8" E (125.4408°)  
Max. Lat 16° 2' 56.7" N (16.0491°)  
Max. Long 125° 44' 34" E (125.7428°)  
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): 1083. Maximum depth (m): 3689. Total relief (m): 2606. Dimension/size: 33 km x 11 km and 21 km x 5 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: 2008. History: Named from the Tiga (Tristaniopsis decorticata), a tree species endemic to the Philippines. It is spotted only on few islands. The tree’s bark is scaly and colorful and its hard wood is favorable for heavy construction.    
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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