| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63450 |
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Proposed standard  |
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| English | Boyi Knoll | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Knoll(s) |
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| Latitude |
10° 46' 4.9" N (10.76803°) |
| Longitude |
154° 20' 57.7" W (-154.34936°) |
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10° 44' 24" N (10.74°) |
| Min. Long |
154° 22' 48" W (-154.38°) |
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10° 47' 42" N (10.795°) |
| Max. Long |
154° 19' 12" W (-154.32°) |
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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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Additional information (en): This feature has a rounded shape. Three features in this area have been proposed to be named after three Chinese hermits during the pre-Qin period (Paleolithic - 221 B.C.): Boyi Knoll, Shuqi Hill and Xuyou Hill. Minimum depth (m): 4296. Maximum depth (m): 5150. Total relief (m): 854. Dimension/size: 6.6 km × 6.6 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 3". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named after Boyi, a prince in the pre-Qin period of China. He and his brother Shuqi were both models of ancient Chinese hermits. Although they had no remarkable achievements in their lives, they did everything for common people and the long-term stability of the country, with no selfish desire. |
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Last edited on 2021-09-02 22:35:14 by Lonneville Britt
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