| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49809 |
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| English | Melnikov Seamounts | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
15° 28' 6.7" N (15.46853°) |
| Longitude |
153° 12' 41.4" E (153.21151°) |
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| Min. Lat |
15° 18' 25.9" N (15.3072°) |
| Min. Long |
152° 58' 16.3" E (152.9712°) |
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| Max. Lat |
15° 38' 0.6" N (15.6335°) |
| Max. Long |
153° 28' 30" E (153.475°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-29. Proposer: T. E. Sedysheva, State Scientific Centre \Yuzhmorgeologiya\, Russia. Year of proposal: 2016. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Russian research vessel "Gelendzhik". Year of discovery: 2000. History: Named after Dr. M. E. Melnikov (1961-2016), a Russian leading geologist at the State Scientific Centre "Yuzhmorgeologia", explorer of co-rich crusts and ferro-manganese nodules in the World Ocean. He was the author of many publications, including on economic minerals of the Magellan Seamounts, the Marshall Islands and the Clarion-Clipperton area of the Pacific Ocean. |
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Additional information (en): This feature has a conical shape and steepness up to 25°. It is located between Pegasus Guyot and Pallada Guyot. Minimum depth (m): 2123. Maximum depth (m): 5800. Total relief (m): 3677. Dimension: 52 km x 38 km. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 15.46853 ; Long: 153.21151 (update 2020-04-22) |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237146 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 15.468528; Longitude: 153.2115 |
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Last edited on 2020-05-08 00:45:32 by Lonneville Britt
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