Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/6257
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBaird SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishBaird Seamount RangeUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishBaird SeamountsUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 16° 15' 0" N (16.25°)  
Longitude 162° 20' 0" W (-162.333333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 16.25; Long: -162.3333333    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named for SIO's R/V Spencer F. Baird, Army Fleet tugboat converted (1951) for deep-sea research. Active throughout Pacific Ocean 1952-1965. Ship named for Dr. Spencer F. Baird (1823-1887), first director of the U.S. Fish Commission.    
Additional information (en): Shown as Seamounts in ACUF Gazetteer.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -152469    
Relation 
Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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