| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57137 |
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| English | Wangdayuan Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
34° 53' 35.9" S (-34.8933°) |
| Longitude |
54° 16' 46.2" E (54.2795°) |
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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: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Dayang Yihao". Year of discovery: 2010. History: Named after the Chinese folk navigator and traveler Wang Dayuan (1311 AD - ?) who carried out two ocean-going voyages, including navigation to Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Based on his experience, he wrote a famous book involving more than 220 nations and regions of Asia, Africa and Europe. This book is important to study ocean-going activities during the Yuan Dynasty of China. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-30. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). History: 2017. |
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Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 850. Maximum depth (m): 3500. Total relief (m): 2650. Dimension: 21 km x 14 km |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15173648 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -34.8933; Longitude: 54.2795 |
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Last edited on 2018-09-13 16:53:11 by Lonneville Britt
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