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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65630
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishHoreki SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishHōreki SeamountUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 30° 18' 33.9" N (30.30942°)  
Longitude 139° 13' 47" E (139.22972°)  
Min. Lat 30° 12' 36.1" N (30.21°)  
Min. Long 139° 7' 49" E (139.1303°)  
Max. Lat 30° 24' 37.8" N (30.4105°)  
Max. Long 139° 19' 7.5" E (139.3188°)  
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 a conical and nearly oval shape. It is part of the existing Gengo Seamounts, "Gengo" meaning a period of time in Japanese history. Minimum depth (m): 448. Maximum depth (m): 2125. Total relief (m): 1677. Dimension/size: 22 km x 21 km.    
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 from the Japanese era “Horeki” (1751-1764) during the Edo Period.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081188    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 30.33041; Longitude: 139.23586    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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