Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57084
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishDuanqiao HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 37° 37' 25.3" S (-37.6237°)  
Longitude 50° 27' 47.5" E (50.4632°)  
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: Chinese "Qianlong Erhao" AUV. Year of discovery: 2016. History: Named from the nearby "Duanqiao Hydrothermal Field", found in 2008.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-30. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). History: 2017.    
Additional information (en): This undersea hydrothermal field develops into a geomorphic unit which is low-lying in both sides and ridgy in the middle, like a bridge connecting north and south. The hill was found nearby in 2016, based on AUV topography exploration. It has a nearly circular shape. Minimum depth (m): 1500. Maximum depth (m): 1800. Total relief (m): 300. Dimension: 2 km x 1.5 km    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15173643    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -37.6237; Longitude: 50.4632    
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Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2018-09-13 16:53:11 by Lonneville Britt
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