| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64593 |
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Proposed standard  |
| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Xinghan Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| Chinese | 星寒海山 | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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| PlaceType |
Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
6° 20' 48.1" N (6.3467°) |
| Longitude |
112° 10' 57" E (112.18251°) |
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| Min. Lat |
6° 6' 2.7" N (6.1008°) |
| Min. Long |
112° 0' 5.5" E (112.0015°) |
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| Max. Lat |
6° 32' 46.3" N (6.5462°) |
| Max. Long |
112° 23' 30.7" E (112.3919°) |
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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 |
Additional information (en): This feature has an irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 304. Maximum depth (m): 1752. Total relief (m): 1448. Dimension/size: 58 km × 38 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: China Geological Survey. History: 2021. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Haiyangdizhi Sihao". Year of discovery: 1999. History: Xinghan means “a galaxy of shining stars in the sky”. When R/V Hai Yang Di Zhi Si Hao was on a research cruise in this area during the night, the Milky Way was shining bright like a huge ribbon in the sky. The feature is thus named as a memory of the impressed bright stars of the Milky Way seen by the discoverer on board. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15763318 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 6.3; Longitude: 112.14667 |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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