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MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7691
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishSomachi SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishSōmachi SeamountUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishSōmati SeamountUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 28° 42' 36" N (28.71°)  
Longitude 131° 47' 42" E (131.795°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 28.725; Long: 131.7933333    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-24. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2011.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 2005. History: Named from the town of Somachi on nearby Kikai Island, Japan.    
Additional information (en): This feature has a conical shape. Minimum depth (m): 1950. Maximum depth (m): 3850. Total relief (m): 1900. Dimension: 11 km in diameter.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 28.7; Longitude: 131.8    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 382327    
Relations 
Part of  Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
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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