Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49750
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishOrión HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 0° 3' 40.3" N (0.0612°)  
Longitude 82° 58' 0.5" W (-82.9668°)  
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-24. Proposer: Ecuador Hydrographic Office (INOCAR). Year of proposal: 2010.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Marine Campaign "Paganini 3", Ecuador Hydrographic Office (INOCAR). Year of discovery: 1999. History: Named from the research vessel "Orion", of the Ecuador Navy, used in oceanographic cruises in the Galapagos Islands and in the marine campaign "Sisteur" (IRD-INOCAR).    
Additional information (en): The feature has a steepness of 28% and an elliptical shape. A survey was conducted in 2015 by RV Orión in the area of this feature. Minimum depth (m): 2275. Maximum depth (m): 2903. Total relief (m): 628. Dimension: 211 km².    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2017-09-05 13:53:58 by Oset Garcia Paula
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