Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49801
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishFenshou GuyotIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishBenshou GuyotUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Guyot 
Latitude 3° 0' 50.7" N (3.01407°)  
Longitude 101° 55' 1.4" W (-101.91706°)  
Min. Lat 2° 58' 30" N (2.975°)  
Min. Long 101° 57' 24" W (-101.9567°)  
Max. Lat 3° 3' 24" N (3.0567°)  
Max. Long 101° 52' 36" W (-101.8767°)  
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-29. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). Year of proposal: 2016.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Dayang Yihao". Year of discovery: 2009. History: The term "Fenshou" comes from a poem known as "Yuzao" in the Shijing·Xiaoya, a collection of ancient Chinese Poems from 11th to 6th century B.C. "Fenshou" means a big head of fish. The poem describes a scene where a fish is swimming leisurely among the algae while the King is drinking wine, implying the harmonious atmosphere of good and prosperous lives of the folks.    
Additional information (en): This feature is located on the East Pacific Rise. It has a round shape. Minimum depth (m): 2250. Maximum depth (m): 3400. Total relief (m): 1150. Dimension: 8 km x 8 km.    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 3.01407 ; Long: -101.91706 (update 2020-04-22)    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15454009    
Relation 
Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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