Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58620
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHabunohoshi SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 12° 55' 34.2" N (12.92618°)  
Longitude 134° 12' 24.7" E (134.20685°)  
Min. Lat 12° 52' 22.5" N (12.8729°)  
Min. Long 134° 8' 51.5" E (134.1476°)  
Max. Lat 12° 58' 34.2" N (12.9762°)  
Max. Long 134° 17' 8.3" E (134.2856°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): This feature has a conical shape. All undersea features around the Kyushu-Palau Ridge are named after stars and planets. Minimum depth (m): 3019. Maximum depth (m): 4891. Total relief (m): 1872. Dimension/size: 15 km × 10 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Shoyo". Year of discovery: 2007. History: Named from its geographical location, to the south of Habunohoshi Terrace. "Habunohoshi" is one of the Japanese dialect names that means the Southern Cross.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988565    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 12.926175; Longitude: 134.206853    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 12.9167; Long: 134.209 (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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