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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/57161 |
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| English | Kaunana Seamount | US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF) |
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27° 1' 4.7" N (27.017971°) |
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177° 15' 45.2" W (-177.262565°) |
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US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF), available online at http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/acuf.html |
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Additional information (en): Kaunana Seamount is located in the Northern Pacific Ocean; western Hawaiian Ridge; approx. 80 miles south of Midway Islands; Beyond the U.S. Territorial Sea and within the U.S. EEZ. It is situated within the Papahanumokuakea Marine Nat’l Monument. Feature Description: Max depth: approx. 4,900m, Min depth: approx. 934m Total Relief: approx. 3,966m. Survey vessel: NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer Meaning: “Kaunana”; the Hawaiian word for ‘discovered’. The name is in honor of the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer that discovered many aspects about the region during a recent expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Proposer: Dr. Daniel Wagner, NOAA Papahanumokuakea Marine Nat’l Monument. Approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names at USBGN Meeting 271; 17 Oct. 2017. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14457400 |
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Last edited on 2018-10-18 09:31:18 by Oset Garcia Paula
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