| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65629 |
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Proposed standard  |
| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Hokuto-Kan-en Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | HokutÅkan'en Seamount | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
30° 9' 27.4" N (30.15761°) |
| Longitude |
138° 44' 58.5" E (138.74957°) |
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| Min. Lat |
30° 5' 49.7" N (30.0971°) |
| Min. Long |
138° 40' 55.2" E (138.682°) |
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| Max. Lat |
30° 13' 9.1" N (30.2192°) |
| Max. Long |
138° 48' 34.9" E (138.8097°) |
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| Source |
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 a nearly conical and oval 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): 1270. Maximum depth (m): 2 |
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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): 16081187 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 30.13575; Longitude: 138.72995 |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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