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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65627
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishHigashi-Kan-en SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishHigashikan'en SeamountUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 30° 2' 10.1" N (30.03613°)  
Longitude 138° 41' 27.1" E (138.69087°)  
Min. Lat 29° 57' 55.9" N (29.9655°)  
Min. Long 138° 38' 11" E (138.6364°)  
Max. Lat 30° 6' 35.9" N (30.11°)  
Max. Long 138° 44' 5.4" E (138.7348°)  
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. It is part of the existing Gengo Seamounts, as well as Kan-en Seamount that was named after a Japanese era. "Gengo" means a period of time in Japanese history. Minimum depth (m): 1561. Maximum depth (m): 2669. Total re    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Shoyo". Year of discovery: 2002. History: Named in association with the nearby Kan-en Seamount. "Higashi" means 'east' in Japanese.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081185    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 30.053; Longitude: 138.70095    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (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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