Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/25100
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishWangdol ReefIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Reef 
Latitude 36° 43' 9" N (36.71916667°)  
Longitude 129° 43' 55.2" E (129.732°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 36.72; Long: 129.73    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-21. Proposer: Korea Committee on Marine Geographical Names (KCMGN). Year of proposal: 2008.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Korean research vessel "Busan 802". Year of discovery: 1985. History: Wangdol means "great stone" in Korean language. Wangdolcho ("cho" means "reef") was initially named in the first edition of the Korea Coast Pilot in 1990. Since that time, W    
Additional information (en): This feature is located on the northern part of Hupo Bank, about 25 km east of Hupo Hang (Hupo Harbour) on the east coast of the Korean peninsula. It is a hazard to surface navigation (minimum depth of 5.3 m). Minimum depth (m): 5. Maximum depth (m): 100.    
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Part of  Japan Sea/East Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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