| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65628 |
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Proposed standard  |
| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Hokuto-Kan-en Hills | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | HokutÅkan'en Hills | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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| PlaceType |
Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
30° 13' 22.3" N (30.22286°) |
| Longitude |
138° 54' 36.2" E (138.91005°) |
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| Min. Lat |
30° 9' 10.4" N (30.1529°) |
| Min. Long |
138° 49' 32.4" E (138.8257°) |
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| Max. Lat |
30° 16' 34.7" N (30.2763°) |
| Max. Long |
139° 0' 34.9" E (139.0097°) |
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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 and elongated shape. It is part of the existing Gengo Seamounts, as well as Kan-en Seamount that was namedafter a Japanese era. "Gengo" means a period of time in Japanese history. Minimum depth (m): 1472. Maximum depth (m): |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2024. |
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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. "Hokuto" means 'northeast' in Japanese. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081186 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 30.22036; Longitude: 138.89278 |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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