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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7799 |
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| English | King Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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39° 9' 0" S (-39.15°) |
| Longitude |
26° 9' 0" E (26.15°) |
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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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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-14. Proposer: Christopher J. H. Hartnady, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. Year of proposal: 1984. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: South African re-supply vessels. History: Named after Lester C. King, University of Natal Geologist, 1920s-1940s, strong proponent of continental drift. |
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Additional information (en): This feature is located in the northern part of Agulhas Plateau. It has a nearly oval shape and trends in the N-S direction. The summit is cupola-shaped and sloping. Within the depth contour of 800 m the steepness of the slopes increases to 26°-28°. Minim |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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