Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25029
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishRomano Russo SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 12° 8' 48" S (-12.14666667°)  
Longitude 34° 29' 58.2" W (-34.4995°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -12.13; Long: -34.5    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-21. Proposer: Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Hydrographic Office (DHN). Year of proposal: 2008.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Almirante Câmara". Year of discovery: 1981. History: Named after Romano Russo (1949-1999), a Brazilian marine geophysicist at PETROBRAS - the Brazilian National Oil Company. He participated in the Brazilian continental    
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongate shape with a smooth flat top. Minimum depth (m): 1800. Maximum depth (m): 4400. Total relief (m): 2600.    
Relation 
Part of  South Atlantic 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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