MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25045 |
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Name source |
English | Sharpeigh Knoll | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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PlaceType |
Knoll(s) |
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Latitude |
3° 33' 48" S (-3.563333°) |
Longitude |
56° 13' 24" E (56.223333°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -3.56; Long: 56.22 |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-17. Proposer: Robert Whitmarsh, University of Southampton, UK. Year of proposal: 2003. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after Alexander Sharpeigh (1607-1613) who made the first recorded discovery and landing in the Seychelles in 1609. He led an expedition sponsored by the East India Company as described in the Journal of John Jourdain. |
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Additional information (en): Minimum depth (m): 2800. Maximum depth (m): 3500. Total relief (m): 700. |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -3.55; Longitude: 56.216667 |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 9196220 |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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