Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25088
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishUsan TroughIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
KoreanUsan-haegokUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
Korean우산해곡US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Trough 
Latitude 38° 5' 52" N (38.097789°)  
Longitude 130° 37' 22.5" E (130.622918°)  
Min. Lat 37° 39' 0" N (37.65°)  
Min. Long 130° 30' 30" E (130.5083°)  
Max. Lat 38° 35' 0" N (38.5833°)  
Max. Long 130° 51' 0" E (130.85°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 38.14; Long: 130.64; minLat: 37.65; minLong: 130.51; maxLat: 38.58; maxLong: 130.85    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-20. Proposer: Korea Committee on Marine Geographical Names (KCMGN). Year of proposal: 2007.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Korean research vessel "Haeyang 2000". Year of discovery: 1997. History: Usan was the name of the nearby Ulleung Do (Ulleung Island, Republic of Korea), before the 5th century.    
Additional information (en): This feature is an elongated depression characterized by a flat bottom with steep sides. It divides the Korea Plateau into two area: Gangwon Plateau and Ulleung Plateau. Minimum depth (m): 2000. Maximum depth (m): 2900. Total relief (m): 900. Dimension: T    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 38.166611; Longitude: 130.666711    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 10277616    
Relations 
Part of  Japan Sea/East Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [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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