Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/48895
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTouros GuyotIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Guyot 
Latitude 3° 57' 1.8" S (-3.9505°)  
Longitude 35° 20' 13.2" W (-35.337°)  
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-28. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. Year of proposal: 2015.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Sea Surveyor". Year of discovery: 2009. History: Named from the nearby Brazilian city of Touros, in Rio Grande do Norte State, which is remarkable for its historical significance relating to the discovery of Brazil by     
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape and a smooth flat top, and a steepness up to 27°. Minimum depth (m): 211. Maximum depth (m): 3519. Total relief (m): 3308. Dimension: ~ 72 km x 57 km.    
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Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (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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