| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65624 |
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| English | GLORIA Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
45° 1' 41.8" N (45.02827°) |
| Longitude |
15° 36' 36.1" W (-15.61003°) |
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| Min. Lat |
44° 55' 5.1" N (44.9181°) |
| Min. Long |
15° 50' 50.9" W (-15.8475°) |
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| Max. Lat |
45° 9' 5.9" N (45.1516°) |
| Max. Long |
15° 20' 17.2" W (-15.3381°) |
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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 irregular shape. GLORIA is also the anglicized form of the Latin feminine name gloriae, having the same pronunciation in more than 10 different languages. Minimum depth (m): 2003. Maximum depth (m): 3100. Total relief (m): 1097. Dimens |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-36, SCUFN-37. Proposer: Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf – EMEPC, Portugal. History: 2024. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Spanish research vessel "Sarmiento de Gamboa". Year of discovery: 2021. History: GLORIA is the name of a long range side-scan sonar vehicle that was used to gather data along the south-east flank of the Azores-Biscay Rise, in the summer of 1978 during an important geophysical expedition. GLORIA stands for Geological Long Range Inclined Asdic and was developed by the UK Institute of Oceanographic Sciences in 1960. GLORIA provided the geologists with valuable information about seafloor features and materials. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081220 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 45.03; Longitude: -15.535 |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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