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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65641
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishKanpo SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishKanpō SeamountUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 30° 12' 17" N (30.20473°)  
Longitude 138° 33' 33.4" E (138.55927°)  
Min. Lat 30° 6' 33.1" N (30.1092°)  
Min. Long 138° 27' 18.3" E (138.4551°)  
Max. Lat 30° 18' 35.5" N (30.3099°)  
Max. Long 138° 39' 38.1" E (138.6606°)  
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 nearly conical and oval shape. It is part of the existing Gengo Seamounts, "Gengo" meaning a period of time in Japanese history. Minimum depth (m): 893. Maximum depth (m): 3520. Total relief (m): 2627. Dimension/size: 24 km x 20 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 “Kanpo”(1741-1744) during the Edo Period.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081189    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 30.19499; Longitude: 138.58049    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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