Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58721
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTurtle MoundUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Mound 
Latitude 28° 12' 16" N (28.204444°)  
Longitude 87° 56' 5" W (-87.934722°)  
Source US BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF), available online at http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/acuf.html
Notes Additional information (en): Located in the Gulf of Mexico. Named for its resemblance to a turtle shell. This feature name was proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (New Orleans, LA). Approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names at USBGN Meeting 273; 17 July 2018.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14619470    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 28.2; Long:-87.93 (update 2020-07-28)    
Relation 
Part of  Gulf of Mexico (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2019-05-21 01:34:02 by Lonneville Britt
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