Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/5094
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBathymetrists SeamountsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishBathymetrists Seamount GroupUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishKrause GroupUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishMargai Seamount GroupUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 7° 45' 0" N (7.75°)  
Longitude 21° 5' 0" W (-21.083333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 7.75; Long: -21.08333333    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-13. Proposer: Olivier Parvillers, French Hydrographic Office (SHOM). Year of proposal: 1999.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after a group of USNOO employees in the Bathymetry Division who have been working on this area.    
Additional information (en): This name replaces Margai Seamount Group, shown on bathymetry map at 1:2.350.000 by E. J. W. Jones and C. F. Stuart, 1978, and considered inappropriate.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 7.5; Longitude: -21.5    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -152533    
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Part of  North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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