MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7404 |
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Names |
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Name |
Name source |
English | Sofu Basin | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
English | Sōfu Trough | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
English | Sōhu Trough | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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PlaceType |
Basin |
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Latitude |
29° 2' 21.5" N (29.03930428°) |
Longitude |
139° 12' 13.1" E (139.20364059°) |
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Min. Lat |
28° 15' 0" N (28.25°) |
Min. Long |
139° 5' 0" E (139.0833°) |
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Max. Lat |
29° 50' 0" N (29.8333°) |
Max. Long |
139° 17' 0" E (139.2833°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
(en): Updated coordinates (GEBCO May 2014) -
Previous values (GEBCO October 2002):
[Max. Lat: 28.6667°] ;
[Max. Long: 139.1667°] |
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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. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Sofu means "widow" in Japanese. |
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Additional information (en): The borders of this depression are irregular in shape and depth. Taken from Japanese Bathymetric Chart No. 6725. Shown as Sôfu Trough in the ACUF Gazetteer. Minimum depth (m): 2800. Maximum depth (m): 3300. Total relief (m): 500. |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 28.65; Longitude: 139.15 |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 382670 |
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Edit history |
Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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