Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63969
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishAtaroa KnollIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Knoll(s) 
Latitude 15° 21' 8.4" S (-15.35233°)  
Longitude 134° 44' 56.7" W (-134.74909°)  
Min. Lat 15° 22' 1.3" S (-15.367°)  
Min. Long 134° 45' 53.1" W (-134.7648°)  
Max. Lat 15° 20' 14.9" S (-15.3375°)  
Max. Long 134° 43' 58.7" W (-134.733°)  
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 round shape. Minimum depth (m): 4135. Maximum depth (m): 4500. Total relief (m): 365. Dimension/size: 3.4 km x 3.8 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: Caladan Oceanic LLC, Texas, USA. History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop. Year of discovery: 2019. History: Named from the Tahitian word “Ataroa” which means “Big Smile” in that language. The feature is in the vicinity of Tahiti.    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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