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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/6927
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishChoju SeamountsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishChōju Seamount GroupUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishChōju SeamountsUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishTyōzyu SeamountsUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 24° 40' 0" N (24.6666667°)  
Longitude 134° 0' 0" E (134°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-14. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2000.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Choju means "a long life" in Japanese.    
Additional information (en): Taken from Japanese Bathymetric Chart No. 6725. Shown as Chôju Seamounts in the ACUF Gazetteer. The Choju Seamounts encompass the following features: Kanreki Seamount; Koki Seamount; Kiju Seamount; Sanju Seamount; Sotsuju Seamount; Beiju Bank; Hakuju Seam    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 24.45; Longitude: 134.166667    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 382356    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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