Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/33517
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishOkushiri RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 42° 32' 28" N (42.54110608°)  
Longitude 139° 29' 16.5" E (139.4879194°)  
Min. Lat 40° 55' 48" N (40.93°)  
Min. Long 139° 10' 30" E (139.175°)  
Max. Lat 44° 9' 18" N (44.155°)  
Max. Long 139° 40' 48" E (139.68°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes (en): Coordinates calculated from feature     
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 42.5425; Long: 139.4275; minLat: 40.93; minLong: 139.175; maxLat: 44.155; maxLong: 139.68    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-25. Proposer: Yasuhiko Ohara, Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department (JHOD). Year of proposal: 2012.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from the Japanese island of Okushiri, which is the emerged portion of the ridge.    
Additional information (en): Minimum depth is "above sea level" (Okushiri Island). References: Okamura et al., 2002, "Tectonic, geochemical and biological studies in the eastern margin of the Japan Sea: preliminary results of Yokosuka/Shinkai 6500 YK01-06 cruise", JAMSTEC Deep Sea Re    
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Part of  Japan Sea/East Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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