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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/8161
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSofu SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 29° 46' 36" N (29.776667°)  
Longitude 140° 11' 48" E (140.196667°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 29.77666667; Long: 140.1966667    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-14. Proposer: Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department (JHOD). Year of proposal: 2001.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after the nearby Sofu Rock. "sofu" is the Japanese term for "widow".    
Additional information (en): Minimum depth (m): 458. Maximum depth (m): 1958. Total relief (m): 1500.    
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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