| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49838 |
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| English | Araara Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
34° 7' 56.4" S (-34.13233°) |
| Longitude |
173° 57' 2.9" E (173.9508°) |
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| Min. Lat |
34° 13' 1.9" S (-34.2172°) |
| Min. Long |
173° 52' 53.4" E (173.8815°) |
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| Max. Lat |
34° 2' 8.2" S (-34.0356°) |
| Max. Long |
174° 1' 55.6" E (174.0321°) |
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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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| Notes |
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-27. Proposer: Mark Dyer, New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB); and Adam Greenland, New Zealand Hydrographic Office (LINZ). Year of proposal: 2014. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: New Zealand hydrographic survey vessel HMNZS "Lachlan". Year of discovery: 1968. History: Formerly, West Cavalli Seamount. In the 18th century, "cavalli" was the European name for the fish species "trevally". This fish is called "araara" by Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand). |
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Additional information (en): This is an isolated flat-topped and irregular feature, approximately 11 km west of Cavalli Seamount. The name first appeared on NZ Coastal Bathymetry Series (CBS) chart 'North Cape' in 1990. Minimum depth (m): 788. Maximum depth (m): 1800. Total relief (m): 1012. Dimension: 91 km². |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -34.13233 ; Long: 173.9508 (update 2020-04-22) |
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Last edited on 2020-05-08 00:45:32 by Lonneville Britt
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