Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24832
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishCaravelas SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 16° 1' 54.6" S (-16.0318333°)  
Longitude 35° 21' 43.2" W (-35.362°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -16.03; Long: -35.36    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-23. Proposer: Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Hydrographic Office (DHN). Year of proposal: 2010.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Robert D. Conrad". Year of discovery: 1973. History: Named from the nearby city of Caravelas in Bahia State, Brazil. Caravelas is the departure city to reach Abrolhos Marine National Park. Caravelas also means caravels, a    
Additional information (en): This feature has an irregular conical shape. Minimum depth (m): 3130. Maximum depth (m): 4150. Total relief (m): 1020. Dimension: ~ 43 km x 28 km.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 12358076    
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Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (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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