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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65654
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMalabayabas KnollsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 16° 10' 32.2" N (16.17562°)  
Longitude 125° 50' 1" E (125.83362°)  
Min. Lat 16° 9' 16.7" N (16.1546°)  
Min. Long 125° 48' 43.8" E (125.8122°)  
Max. Lat 16° 11' 44.6" N (16.1957°)  
Max. Long 125° 51' 19.4" E (125.8554°)  
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): 3324. Maximum depth (m): 3569. Total relief (m): 245. Dimension/size: 2.7 km x 5.6 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: 2004. History: Named from the Malabayabas (Tristaniopsis Decorticata), a small to medium-sized tree up to 10 m tall, 40 to 60 cm in diameter. It is a timber species, endemic to the Philippines and found in many types of lowland to lower mountain forests, up to 1,300 m of altitude. Rates of habitat loss through logging and shifting cultivation have led to considerable population declines.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081213    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 16.166667; Longitude: 125.833333    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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