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Porifera distribution - Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65636
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKalpataru RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 27° 3' 33.6" S (-27.05934°)  
Longitude 67° 12' 4.6" E (67.20128°)  
Min. Lat 27° 14' 53.6" S (-27.2482°)  
Min. Long 67° 1' 12.8" E (67.0202°)  
Max. Lat 26° 51' 21.2" S (-26.8559°)  
Max. Long 67° 24' 47" E (67.4131°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 3234. Maximum depth (m): 4840. Total relief (m): 1606. Dimension/size: 43 km x 10 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India. History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Russian research vessel "Akademik Nikolay Strakhov". Year of discovery: 2012. History: ‘Kalpataru’ is a Sanskrit word from Indian mythology and essentially translates to "the wish-fulfilling tree of eternity". Just as the mythical tree grants wishes, the ridge might be seen as a source of sustenance and life for marine ecosystems, providing habitat, shelter, and food for various species.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081151    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -27.066667; Longitude: 67.2    
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Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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