| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63255 |
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Proposed standard  |
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Name source |
| English | Christoffel Hill | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
| English | Lewis Hill | New Zealand Gazetteer |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
66° 0' 18" S (-66.00499°) |
| Longitude |
165° 46' 34.6" E (165.77627°) |
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| Min. Lat |
66° 2' 36.1" S (-66.0434°) |
| Min. Long |
165° 40' 39.1" E (165.6775°) |
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| Max. Lat |
65° 58' 5.4" S (-65.9682°) |
| Max. Long |
165° 52' 50.1" E (165.8806°) |
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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): Feature description: An undersea hill in the Southern Ocean. History/Origin/Meaning: Named for David Henry Lewis (1917-2002), who was an expert in traditional Polynesian navigation. He is reputed to have made the first single-handed circumnavigation of Antarctica in the yacht Ice Bird. He also captained the yacht Solo on a scientific expedition to Antarctica in 1977-78. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -66.00302 ; Long: 165.77999 ; minLat: -66.0511 ; minLong: 165.6701 ; maxLat: -65.9618 ; maxLong: 165.9008 (update 2024-04-29) |
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Additional information (en): This feature is nearly square shaped, with steep sided irregular shaped summit. Minimum depth (m): 2200. Maximum depth (m): 3100. Total relief (m): 900. Dimension/size: 8.7 km x 8.8 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2023. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Korean research vessel "Araon". Year of discovery: 2014. History: Named after New Zealand geophysicist David Christoffel (1929-2014), in recognition of his work in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. |
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Last edited on 2024-04-29 14:58:41 by Lonneville Britt
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