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Porifera distribution - Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65692
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishWeh KnollIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 6° 21' 42.5" N (6.36181°)  
Longitude 95° 51' 19.1" E (95.8553°)  
Min. Lat 6° 19' 54" N (6.3317°)  
Min. Long 95° 48' 6" E (95.8017°)  
Max. Lat 6° 23' 21" N (6.3892°)  
Max. Long 95° 54' 30" E (95.9083°)  
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 a nearly oval and flat shape. It is part of Weh Plateau. Minimum depth (m): 397. Maximum depth (m): 800. Total relief (m): 403. Dimension/size: 12 km x 6 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: Hydrography and Oceanography Centre, Indonesia Navy (Pushidrosal). History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French oceanographic survey vessel "Beautemps-Beaupré" and Indonesian survey vessel "KRI Spica-934". Year of discovery: 2023. History: Named from the nearby Weh Island (Pulau Weh in Indonesian), located 66 km southwest of the feature, in the Andaman Sea north of Sumatera.     
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081182    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 6.36625; Longitude: 95.84821    
Relation 
Part of  Andaman Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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