Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/60171
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKugmallit PingosIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Pingo(s) 
Latitude 70° 53' 36" N (70.89333°)  
Longitude 132° 32' 30.2" W (-132.54172°)  
Min. Lat 70° 38' 37.5" N (70.6438°)  
Min. Long 133° 24' 37.5" W (-133.4104°)  
Max. Lat 71° 5' 46.5" N (71.0963°)  
Max. Long 131° 44' 16.5" W (-131.7379°)  
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/0cc629cb849c20c3511d67997b670845    
Notes CGND unique id (featureid) (en): 0cc629cb849c20c3511d67997b670845    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 70.75 ; Long: -132.66667 (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 Kugmallit Bay, 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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