Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63176
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTiankui HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 14° 25' 25.2" N (14.42367°)  
Longitude 131° 19' 14.3" E (131.32064°)  
Min. Lat 14° 24' 18" N (14.405°)  
Min. Long 131° 17' 54" E (131.2983°)  
Max. Lat 14° 26' 24" N (14.44°)  
Max. Long 131° 20' 42" E (131.345°)  
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 nearly triangular shape. Its N slope is slow while its S slope is steep. Features in this region have been named after the ""Six Lucky Stars"": Tiankui    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Tianyue    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Zuofu, Youbi, Wenchang and Wenqu. Minimum depth (m): 4933. Maximum depth (m): 5820. Total relief (m): 887. Dimension/size: 5 km × 4 km.","Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: The Second Institute of Oceanography (SOA), China. History: 2019.","Discoverer: Chinese research vessel ""Xiang Yang Hong 10"". Year of discovery: 2014. History: Named from the ""Tiankui"" star, one of the six auspicious stars in ancient Chinese astrology, called the ""Six Lucky Stars"". The ""Tiankui"" star symbolizes fame and fortune for males."    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14962047    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 14.421697; Longitude: 131.318297    
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Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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