| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65687 |
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| English | Taung Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
1° 48' 39.1" S (-1.81086°) |
| Longitude |
140° 10' 11.4" E (140.16982°) |
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| Min. Lat |
1° 55' 59.1" S (-1.9331°) |
| Min. Long |
140° 3' 24.2" E (140.0567°) |
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| Max. Lat |
1° 41' 55.6" S (-1.6988°) |
| Max. Long |
140° 20' 18.2" E (140.3384°) |
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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 irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 1600. Maximum depth (m): 3200. Total relief (m): 1600. Dimension/size: 31 km x 24 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCGN-1, 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: "Taung" is an Ormu term (Papuan language) meaning 'front part of boat'. Local communities believe the feature has a shape like the front part of a boat. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081162 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -1.87894; Longitude: 140.13696 |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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