Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49751
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishGalera SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 0° 35' 34.2" N (0.59283°)  
Longitude 80° 50' 14.1" W (-80.83726°)  
Min. Lat 0° 31' 34.2" N (0.5262°)  
Min. Long 80° 55' 15.3" W (-80.9209°)  
Max. Lat 0° 39' 3.6" N (0.651°)  
Max. Long 80° 46' 3" W (-80.7675°)  
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: French research vessel "L'Atalante". Year of discovery: 2005. History: Named from the nearby Punta Galera, in Ecuador.    
Additional information (en): The feature has a steepness of 75%. Minimum depth (m): 2254. Maximum depth (m): 3281. Total relief (m): 1027. Dimension: 191 km².    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 0.6078; Long: -80.8227 (update 2026-09-29)    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2026-09-29 09:47:45 by Lonneville Britt
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