Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24912
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishIgyuwon RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishIgyuwŏn RidgeUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishIgyuwon SeamountUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
KoreanIgyuwon-haesanUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
Korean이규원해산US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 37° 58' 20.4" N (37.9723279°)  
Longitude 130° 32' 44.3" E (130.5456322°)  
Min. Lat 37° 33' 0" N (37.55°)  
Min. Long 130° 25' 0" E (130.4167°)  
Max. Lat 38° 25' 0" N (38.4167°)  
Max. Long 130° 36' 0" E (130.6°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 37.92; Long: 130.49; minLat: 37.55; minLong: 130.42; maxLat: 38.42; maxLong: 130.6    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-20. Proposer: Korea Committee on Marine Geographical Names (KCMGN). Year of proposal: 2007.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Korean research vessel "Haeyang 2000". Year of discovery: 1997. History: Named after the Korean governor, I Gyu-Won (1833~1901), who supported navigation and commerce for the fishermen of Ulleung Do (Ulleung Island)    
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape in the SSW-NNE direction and an irregular topographic relief at the summit. It may have been formed by volcanic eruptions at different intervals. Minimum depth (m): 892. Maximum depth (m): 2000. Total relief (m): 1108.     
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 37.549975; Longitude: 130.450007    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 10277330    
Relations 
Part of  Japan Sea/East Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [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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