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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7120
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSelkirk RiseIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Rise 
Latitude 38° 0' 0" S (-38°)  
Longitude 81° 15' 0" W (-81.25°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721) who lived alone on the nearby Isla Juan Fernandez for four years (supposed model for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe).    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -37; Longitude: -82    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -155411    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (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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