Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49827
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTsunogai SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 24° 39' 41.8" N (24.66161°)  
Longitude 158° 49' 54.4" E (158.83179°)  
Min. Lat 24° 27' 8.2" N (24.4523°)  
Min. Long 158° 37' 20.8" E (158.6224°)  
Max. Lat 24° 52' 26.6" N (24.8741°)  
Max. Long 159° 1' 33.6" E (159.026°)  
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: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2016.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 2000. History: Named after Dr. Shizuo Tsunogai (1938-2015), a Japanese chemical oceanographer at Hokkaido University. His main achievement was to reveal the hidden processes ruling the earth system using chemistry as a tool. His work included chemical oceanography, atmospheric chemistry, and sedimentology. He also contributed to the science community as international journal editor, as member of international committees, as advisor to the Japanese government, and as a prominent member of professional societies in Japan.    
Additional information (en): This feature has a conical shape. The single position is that of the summit. Minimum depth (m): 1280. Maximum depth (m): 5800. Total relief (m): 4520. Dimension: 50 km x 50 km.    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 24.66161 ; Long: 158.83179 (update 2020-04-22)    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237336    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 24.661611; Longitude: 158.831778    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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