MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25004 |
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English | Okina Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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Latitude |
25° 3' 0" N (25.05°) |
Longitude |
133° 21' 0" E (133.35°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-21. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2008. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1983. History: Okina means "old man" in Japanese. Okina Seamount is located to the north of Chojyu Seamounts, with "Chojyu" meaning "a long life" in Japanese, hence the connection. |
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Additional information (en): Okina Seamount is one of the Chojyu Seamounts. It is located in the middle part of the Minami-Daito Basin, dividing the basin into two halves. It also coalesces with the Daito Ridge to the north. Minimum depth (m): 620. Maximum depth (m): 3600. Total reli |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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