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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65643
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKatala HillsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 10° 23' 57.4" N (10.39928°)  
Longitude 127° 54' 16.3" E (127.90453°)  
Min. Lat 10° 22' 11.9" N (10.37°)  
Min. Long 127° 51' 58.6" E (127.8663°)  
Max. Lat 10° 25' 56" N (10.4322°)  
Max. Long 127° 57' 29.5" E (127.9582°)  
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. Minimum depth (m): 5147. Maximum depth (m): 5623. Total relief (m): 476. Dimension/size: 9.8 km x 6.7 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2005. History: Named from the Katala, local name of the Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia). This is a small white bird that has a red and yellow tail and is an endemic species of the Philippines. Its voice is said to be loud and harsh. The bird can be found in lowland primary and secondary forests throughout the country. The species has been classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2017.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081208    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 10.4; Longitude: 127.9    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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