| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65658 |
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Proposed standard  |
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| English | Mereru Skaree Escarpment | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Escarpment |
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| Latitude |
1° 28' 59.5" S (-1.4832°) |
| Longitude |
140° 27' 21.2" E (140.4559°) |
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| Min. Lat |
1° 35' 32.7" S (-1.5924°) |
| Min. Long |
140° 21' 26.4" E (140.3573°) |
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| Max. Lat |
1° 24' 4.9" S (-1.4014°) |
| Max. Long |
140° 34' 29.1" E (140.5748°) |
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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 with steep slope. Minimum depth (m): 2785. Maximum depth (m): 3635. Total relief (m): 850. Dimension/size: 26 km x 5 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Indonesia. History: 2024. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Indonesian research vessel "Baruna Jaya I". Year of discovery: 2019. History: "Mereru Skaree" is a Tepra term (Papuan language), formed of two words: "mereru" meaning "cape" and "skaree" meaning "coral". The feature is in front of Tanahmerah Cape where many fishes come together to breed. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081155 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -1.483333; Longitude: 140.45 |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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