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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65656
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMaodai HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 74° 5' 50.2" S (-74.09728°)  
Longitude 140° 29' 30.6" W (-140.49184°)  
Min. Lat 74° 7' 40.2" S (-74.1278°)  
Min. Long 140° 38' 34" W (-140.6428°)  
Max. Lat 74° 3' 48.3" S (-74.0634°)  
Max. Long 140° 22' 55.6" W (-140.3821°)  
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. There are several undersea featuresnamed after penguins in the area. Minimum depth (m): 2875. Maximum depth (m): 3289. Total relief (m): 414. Dimension/size: 8.1 km x 5.0 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), China. History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese survey vessel “Xuelong”. Year of discovery: 2022. History: Maodai means "chinstrap" in Chinese language. Chinstrap penguins arewidely distributed in this area.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081142    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -74.11528; Longitude: -140.42138    
Relation 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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