Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25077
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTayama GuyotIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Guyot 
Latitude 23° 37' 0" N (23.61666667°)  
Longitude 157° 18' 0" E (157.3°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 23.62; Long: 157.3    
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.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1998. History: Named after Dr. Risaburo Tayama who was one of the pioneers on submarine topographical and geological researches in Japan. He worked on bathymetric and geological surveys in Ja    
Additional information (en): This feature is one of the constituents of the "Marcus-Wake Seamount Group" in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. It has a flat-topped summit. Minimum depth (m): 1400. Maximum depth (m): 5500. Total relief (m): 4100. Dimension: About 90 km × 100 km.    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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