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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65660
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMorales SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 33° 48' 8.7" S (-33.80242°)  
Longitude 80° 22' 21.4" W (-80.37262°)  
Min. Lat 33° 53' 37.4" S (-33.8937°)  
Min. Long 80° 30' 14.8" W (-80.5041°)  
Max. Lat 33° 42' 13.1" S (-33.7037°)  
Max. Long 80° 15' 28.3" W (-80.2579°)  
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): 717. Maximum depth (m): 3193. Total relief (m): 2476. Dimension/size: 27 km x 25 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Hydrographic and Oceanographic Office of the Chilean Navy (SHOA). History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chilean vessel AGS "Cabo de Hornos". Year of discovery: 2014. History: Named after the Chilean geographer and Ph.D in seabed geomorphology, Mr. Esteban Morales Gamboa (1942-2022), a pioneer in scientific marine research in Chile. He dedicated his life to the study and dissemination of ocean depths and marine knowledge, through his participation in several scientific cruises and relevant national and foreign publications.    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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