| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65673 |
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| English | Raja Raja Chola Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
26° 48' 57.6" S (-26.816°) |
| Longitude |
67° 41' 53.5" E (67.69819°) |
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26° 54' 19.5" S (-26.9054°) |
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67° 32' 8.2" E (67.5356°) |
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26° 43' 41.1" S (-26.7281°) |
| Max. Long |
67° 53' 18.5" E (67.8885°) |
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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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Additional information (en): This feature has an irregular and elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 1065. Maximum depth (m): 3620. Total relief (m): 2555. Dimension/size: 21 km x 19 km. |
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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. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Russian research vessel "Akademik Nikolay Strakhov". Year of discovery: 2012. History: Raja Raja Chola, was one of the most prominent rulers of the Chola dynasty in South India. His reign, which lasted from approximately 985 to 1014 CE, is considered a golden period in Indian History and conspicuous by his maritime outlook in that period. Raja Raja Chola was associated with significant maritime conquests during his reign and established extensive maritime trade and diplomatic relations beyond Indian sub-continent with various Southeast Asian kingdoms including present-day Myanmar, Malaysia, and Indonesia. |
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Last edited on 2025-09-29 15:33:29 by Lonneville Britt
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