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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65652
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMagbabaya HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 12° 16' 56.8" N (12.28244°)  
Longitude 127° 16' 47.1" E (127.27974°)  
Min. Lat 12° 15' 41.9" N (12.2617°)  
Min. Long 127° 15' 13.5" E (127.2538°)  
Max. Lat 12° 18' 4.2" N (12.3012°)  
Max. Long 127° 18' 20.3" E (127.3056°)  
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): 5338. Maximum depth (m): 5669. Total relief (m): 331. Dimension/size: 5.2 km x 4.1 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 after “Magbabaya”, the highest ranking deity in ancient mythology among the Bukidnon people [ref: F. Landa Jocano’s Notes on Philippine Divinities (1968)]. Regarded as the ultimate and most potent deity, Magbabaya is venerated as the progenitor of all existence, having a divine and all-encompassing force, embodying both male and female qualities.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081212    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 12.28648; Longitude: 127.2768    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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