Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57058
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishEast Babeldaob RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Ridge(s) 
Latitude 11° 35' 17.5" N (11.5882°)  
Longitude 135° 5' 6.7" E (135.0852°)  
Min. Lat 11° 17' 54.7" N (11.2985°)  
Min. Long 135° 1' 46.3" E (135.0295°)  
Max. Lat 11° 52' 22.5" N (11.8729°)  
Max. Long 135° 11' 22.9" E (135.1897°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Shoyo". Year of discovery: 2006. History: Named from its location, to the east of the nearby Babeldaob Island, the largest island in Palau.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-30. Proposer: David K. Idip, Jr., Territory and Boundary Task Force, Office of the President, Republic of Palau. History: 2017.    
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 2253. Maximum depth (m): 4800. Total relief (m): 2547. Dimension: ~ 70 km long    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15175870    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 11.626085; Longitude: 135.126816    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 11.62608; Long: 135.12682; minLat: 11.3488; minLong: 134.9667; maxLat: 11.898; maxLong: 135.3188 (update 2026-09-29)    
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Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2026-09-29 09:47:45 by Lonneville Britt
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