Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63973
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBandicoot SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 33° 22' 48.3" S (-33.38007°)  
Longitude 100° 32' 30.2" E (100.54171°)  
Min. Lat 33° 25' 23" S (-33.4231°)  
Min. Long 100° 29' 42.5" E (100.4951°)  
Max. Lat 33° 20' 8.7" S (-33.3358°)  
Max. Long 100° 35' 23.6" E (100.5899°)  
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 oval shape. This name also continues the tradition of naming features near Australia with local animal names (such as “Roo”). Minimum depth (m): 2910. Maximum depth (m): 3990. Total relief (m): 1080. Dimension/size: 11.3 km x 9.2 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: Bandicoot is the name of a marsupial unique to Australia, the nearest continent.    
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Part of  Indian 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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