Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24924
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishJohs van Hurtere HillsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 38° 29' 47.2" N (38.496448°)  
Longitude 28° 26' 9.7" W (-28.436017°)  
Min. Lat 38° 25' 0.1" N (38.4167°)  
Min. Long 28° 49' 59.9" W (-28.8333°)  
Max. Lat 38° 36' 0" N (38.6°)  
Max. Long 28° 1' 59.9" W (-28.0333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-14. Proposer: Jean-RenĂ© Vanney, University of Paris IV, France; and Portuguese Hydrographic Office (Instituto Hidrografico). Year of proposal: 2000.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after Johs Van Hurtere (1430-1495), a Flemish navigator, who led the first settlers of Faial Island (previously called New Flanders). He was the father-in-Law of Martin Behaim.    
Additional information (en): Total relief (m): 800.    
Relations 
Part of  North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (Azores) (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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