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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65610
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBelo SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 1° 52' 7.4" S (-1.86871°)  
Longitude 140° 46' 38.8" E (140.77744°)  
Min. Lat 2° 0' 6.2" S (-2.0017°)  
Min. Long 140° 38' 59.9" E (140.65°)  
Max. Lat 1° 44' 41.6" S (-1.7449°)  
Max. Long 140° 53' 56.9" E (140.8991°)  
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): 1900. Maximum depth (m): 3400. Total relief (m): 1500. Dimension/size: 28 km x 26 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Indonesia. History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Indonesian research vessel "Baruna Jaya I". Year of discovery: 2019. History: "Belo" is an Ormu term (Papuan language), meaning "weather". Local communities believe the feature is a reference for observing weather conditions before going to sea.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081154    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -1.89613; Longitude: 140.77972    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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