| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49877 |
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| English | Gion Seamount Chain | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount Chain |
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| Latitude |
20° 8' 26.1" N (20.14058°) |
| Longitude |
132° 40' 13.9" E (132.67053°) |
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19° 45' 42.1" N (19.7617°) |
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132° 26' 48.1" E (132.4467°) |
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20° 30' 18" N (20.505°) |
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132° 54' 22.3" E (132.9062°) |
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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-26. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2013. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1994. History: Named from the "Gion Matsuri", a Japanese traditional festival, the most famous in Japan. It takes place over the entire month of July. There are many different events, but two are particularly renowned: the "Yamaboko Junko", a procession of floats on July 17th; and "Yoiyama", the festive evenings preceding the procession. |
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Additional information (en): Similar structures are seen in the Pacific near Easter Island [N. Binard, P. Stoffersa, R. Hékinianb, R.C. Searlecref: 1996. Intraplate en echelon volcanic ridges in the South Pacific west of the Easter microplate. Tectonophysics, Volume 263, Issues 1-4, 15 October 1996, Pages 23-37]. Minimum depth (m): 4440. Maximum depth (m): 6100. Total relief (m): 1660. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 20.14058 ; Long: 132.67053 (update 2020-04-22) |
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Last edited on 2020-05-08 00:45:32 by Lonneville Britt
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