Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63114
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBaihou SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 12° 20' 57.9" N (12.34941°)  
Longitude 141° 57' 29.8" W (-141.95828°)  
Min. Lat 12° 18' 18" N (12.305°)  
Min. Long 142° 0' 6" W (-142.0017°)  
Max. Lat 12° 23' 42" N (12.395°)  
Max. Long 141° 55' 6" W (-141.9183°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): "This feature has a rounded shape. Several undersea features in this area have been named after seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): which are common in this part of the Pacific Ocean. Minimum depth (m): 3597. Maximum depth (m): 4865. Total relief (m): 1268. Dimension/size: 10 km × 10 km."    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: China Minmetals Corporation. History: 2019.,"Discoverer: Chinese research vessel ""Xiang Yang Hong 6"". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named from the Polynesian storm petrel, ""Baihou"" in Chinese, a typical oceanic seabird of the family Oceanitidae, which is found in this region."    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14961866    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 12.355; Longitude: -141.96    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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