Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58656
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishWenwang RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishWenwang SeamountUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 22° 42' 3.9" S (-22.70107°)  
Longitude 13° 8' 46" W (-13.14611°)  
Min. Lat 22° 49' 56" S (-22.8322°)  
Min. Long 13° 27' 55.1" W (-13.4653°)  
Max. Lat 22° 33' 34.2" S (-22.5595°)  
Max. Long 12° 51' 53.5" W (-12.8649°)  
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 an elongated shape. It is located in the N of Kaifeng Seamount. The two features are separated by a transform fault. The single position is that of the shallowest point. Minimum depth (m): 2130. Maximum depth (m): 3180. Total relief (m): 1050. Dimension/size: 36 km × 12 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 1". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named after Wenwang (1094-1043 BC), the first king of the Zhou Dynasty of China. He was a famous sage in Chinese history, who also made outstanding contributions to astronomy and navigation.    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -22.73167 ; Long: -13.2825 ; minLat: -22.83167 ; minLong: -13.465 ; maxLat: -22.63167 ; maxLong: -13.1 (update 2020-04-22)    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988755    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -22.701067; Longitude: -13.146111    
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Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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