Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25089
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishUsan EscarpmentIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
KoreanUsan-haejeojeolbyeokUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
KoreanUsan-haejŏjŏlbyŏkUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
Korean우산해저절벽US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Escarpment 
Latitude 38° 5' 22.8" N (38.08965734°)  
Longitude 130° 51' 52.7" E (130.8646424°)  
Min. Lat 37° 41' 0" N (37.6833°)  
Min. Long 130° 45' 0" E (130.75°)  
Max. Lat 38° 30' 0" N (38.5°)  
Max. Long 131° 0' 0" E (131°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 38.1; Long: 130.87; minLat: 37.68; minLong: 130.75; maxLat: 38.5; maxLong: 131    
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 has a steep slope. It is located on the western edge of the Ulleung Plateau. Minimum depth (m): 1500. Maximum depth (m): 2000. Total relief (m): 500. Dimension: 95 km in length.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 38.133264; Longitude: 130.849989    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 10277615    
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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