Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63172
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTango SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 22° 59' 24.3" N (22.99009°)  
Longitude 142° 1' 50.9" E (142.03081°)  
Min. Lat 22° 56' 58.5" N (22.9496°)  
Min. Long 141° 58' 37.3" E (141.977°)  
Max. Lat 23° 1' 54" N (23.0317°)  
Max. Long 142° 4' 51.6" E (142.081°)  
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 an irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 1729. Maximum depth (m): 3070. Total relief (m): 1341. Dimension/size: 11 km × 11 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2019.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): "Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel ""Takuyo"". Year of discovery: 1993. History: Named from the Japanese annual event ""Tango"" (Boy's Day Celebration), also known as ""Sekku (specific day to mark the change of season) of Iris"", held on May 5th. It is a Japanese national holiday. On that occasion, it is customary for Japanese people to soak themselves in a hot bath with Iris leaves."    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14962043    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 22.992797; Longitude: 142.03    
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Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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