Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/59693
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPullen PingosIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Pingo(s) 
Latitude 70° 32' 44.5" N (70.54569°)  
Longitude 135° 13' 17.3" W (-135.22148°)  
Min. Lat 70° 22' 21.2" N (70.3726°)  
Min. Long 135° 47' 7.1" W (-135.7853°)  
Max. Lat 70° 41' 42.6" N (70.6952°)  
Max. Long 134° 32' 11.3" W (-134.5365°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Links http://geogratis.gc.ca/services/geoname/en/features/0cc5a536849c20c353c02cb491cae526    
Notes CGND unique id (featureid) (en): 0cc5a536849c20c353c02cb491cae526    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 70.5 ; Long: -135.5 (update 2024-04-29)    
Additional information (en): "Pingo" is of inuit origin meaning "small hill". This feature is actually formed of Mounds. Adopted from the Canadian Gazetteer.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: DFO Science (Fisheries and Oceans Canada). History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named from the nearby Pullen Island, Northwest Territories, Canada.    
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Part of  Beaufort Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2024-04-29 14:58:41 by Lonneville Britt
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