| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63078 |
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Proposed standard  |
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| English | Gamma Crucis Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
28° 39' 14.2" S (-28.65395°) |
| Longitude |
37° 24' 6.2" W (-37.40171°) |
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| Min. Lat |
28° 45' 14.9" S (-28.7541°) |
| Min. Long |
37° 30' 19.8" W (-37.5055°) |
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| Max. Lat |
28° 33' 28.3" S (-28.5579°) |
| Max. Long |
37° 16' 55" W (-37.282°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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| Notes |
Additional information (en): This feature has a conical shape and a steepness of 1 to 55°. Minimum depth (m): 2225. Maximum depth (m): 4570. Total relief (m): 2345. Dimension/size: 27 km x 20 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): "Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN) |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Brazil. History: 2019.","Discoverer: French research and supply vessel ""Marion Dufresne"". Year of discovery: 2011. History: Named from ""Gamma Crucis"", the third-brightest star of the South Cross constellation (Cruzeiro do Sul, in Portuguese) in the southern hemisphere, in association with the nearby Cruzeiro do Sul Rift. Gamma Crucis is a bright red giant star located at the northern point of the crossbar of the South Cross, when facing south." |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14961979 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -28.630019; Longitude: -37.398119 |
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Last edited on 2020-07-06 17:20:04 by Lonneville Britt
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