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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65612
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBukaw HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 9° 44' 46.8" N (9.74634°)  
Longitude 127° 49' 28.1" E (127.82446°)  
Min. Lat 9° 43' 23.8" N (9.7233°)  
Min. Long 127° 48' 34.4" E (127.8096°)  
Max. Lat 9° 46' 10.7" N (9.7696°)  
Max. Long 127° 50' 21" E (127.8392°)  
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 and conical shape. Minimum depth (m): 5599. Maximum depth (m): 6070. Total relief (m): 471. Dimension/size: 5.1 km x 3.3 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessels "Hydrographer Presbitero" and "Hydrographer Ventura". Year of discovery: 2005. History: Named from the Bukaw, the Philippine Scops Owl, a unique owl species found only in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. It is considered "least concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) but is classified as 'Endangered' or 'Vulnerable.' The Scops Owl is a small to medium-sized owl with distinguishing ear feathers, which lives on lowlands and foothills of forests.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081203    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 9.738333; Longitude: 127.825    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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