Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25005
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishOlchaengi KnollsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 16° 59' 42" N (16.995°)  
Longitude 135° 59' 30" W (-135.9916667°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Updated to point feature (GEBCO 2014), no bounding box coordinates needed Min. Lat: 16.96, Min. Long: -135.92, Max. Lat: 17.03, Max. Long: -136.02    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-23. Proposer: Korea Committee on Marine Geographical Names (KCMGN). Year of proposal: 2010.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Korean research vessel "Onnuri". Year of discovery: 1996. History: This feature has a shape similar to that of a "tadpole", which is called "Olchaengi" in Korean language.    
Additional information (en): Two dome-shaped knolls on a common platform, with steepness of 22°. Minimum depth (m): 4244. Maximum depth (m): 5100. Total relief (m): 856. Dimension: 14 km x 8 km.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 12358121    
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Part of  North Pacific 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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