| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65644 |
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Proposed standard  |
| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Kita-Meiwa Hill | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | Kitameiwa Hill | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
30° 1' 29.9" N (30.02497°) |
| Longitude |
138° 55' 35.7" E (138.92659°) |
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| Min. Lat |
29° 56' 11.5" N (29.9365°) |
| Min. Long |
138° 53' 16.4" E (138.8879°) |
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| Max. Lat |
30° 6' 24.7" N (30.1069°) |
| Max. Long |
138° 57' 29.9" E (138.9583°) |
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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 elongated shape. It is part of the existing Gengo Seamounts, as well as Meiwa Seamount that was named from a Japanese era. "Gengo" means a period of time in Japanese history. Minimum depth (m): 1123. Maximum depth (m): 1842. Total reli |
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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: 2003. History: Named in association with the nearby Meiwa Seamount. "Kita" means 'north' in Japanese. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081190 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 30.02636; Longitude: 138.93031 |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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