Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25045
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSharpeigh KnollIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 3° 33' 48" S (-3.563333°)  
Longitude 56° 13' 24" E (56.223333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -3.56; Long: 56.22    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-17. Proposer: Robert Whitmarsh, University of Southampton, UK. Year of proposal: 2003.    
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.    
Additional information (en): Minimum depth (m): 2800. Maximum depth (m): 3500. Total relief (m): 700.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -3.55; Longitude: 56.216667    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 9196220    
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Part of  Indian 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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