Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63179
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTianyu KnollIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 9° 10' 3.9" N (9.16774°)  
Longitude 154° 33' 19.9" W (-154.55553°)  
Min. Lat 9° 9' 0" N (9.15°)  
Min. Long 154° 34' 24" W (-154.5733°)  
Max. Lat 9° 11' 6" N (9.185°)  
Max. Long 154° 32' 18" W (-154.5383°)  
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. Features in this area have been given names after the following seven Chinese fairies: Tianchang    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Tianxian    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Tianqing, Tianyu, Tianshou, Tianyang and Tianrong. Minimum depth (m): 4845. Maximum depth (m): 5289. Total relief (m): 444. Dimension/size: 3.6 km × 3.6 km.",Associated meeting: SCUFN-32. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). History: 2019.,"Discoverer: Chinese research vessel ""Xiang Yang Hong 3"". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named after ""Tianyu"", one of seven beautiful fairies in Chinese mythology."    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14962050    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 9.164997; Longitude: -154.5567    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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