Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24939
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKikai CalderaIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Caldera 
Latitude 30° 44' 18.8" N (30.73854583°)  
Longitude 130° 22' 56.5" E (130.3823534°)  
Min. Lat 30° 39' 0" N (30.65°)  
Min. Long 130° 16' 30" E (130.275°)  
Max. Lat 30° 48' 30" N (30.8083°)  
Max. Long 130° 29' 0" E (130.4833°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Updated coordinates (GEBCO May 2014) - Previous values (GEBCO August 2011): [Min. Lat: 30°39'0"N] ; [Min. Long: 130°16'48"E] ; [Max. Lat: 31°48'36"N] ; [Max. Long: 130°28'48"E]     
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 30.73854583; Long: 130.3823534; minLat: 30.65; minLong: 130.275; maxLat: 30.808333; maxLong: 130.48333    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-22. Proposer: Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department (JHOD). Year of proposal: 2009.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Tadaiti Matsumoto, Japan. Year of discovery: 1943. History: Named from Kikai-ga-Shima Island (old name of Satsuma-Io-Shima Island), which is one of the post caldera volcanoes and a part of the caldera rim.    
Additional information (en): Minimum depth (m): -690 m (height). Ellipsoid shape. About 60-70% of this feature is located within the territorial sea of Japan. Maximum depth (m): 590. Total relief (m): 1280. Dimension: 64 km².    
Relations 
Part of  Eastern China Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Japanese 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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