Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/48861
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNanatsuboshi SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 17° 31' 23.5" N (17.5232°)  
Longitude 135° 13' 39" E (135.2275°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-27. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2014.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1995. History: Nanatsuboshi is one of the Japanese dialect names that means the Big Dipper. According to Japanese phonology, both terms "hoshi" and "boshi" mean "star" in English. This phenom    
Additional information (en): This feature is located on the axis of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge. It has an irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 2640. Maximum depth (m): 5200. Total relief (m): 2560. Dimension: 26 km x 28 km.    
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Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 14:57:37 by Oset Garcia Paula
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