| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/63987 |
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| English | Cuiguang Hills | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
9° 37' 53.2" N (9.63145°) |
| Longitude |
155° 43' 20.3" W (-155.72231°) |
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9° 36' 18" N (9.605°) |
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155° 45' 30" W (-155.7583°) |
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| Max. Lat |
9° 39' 24" N (9.6567°) |
| Max. Long |
155° 41' 12" W (-155.6867°) |
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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): This feature has a nearly pear-shape and two peaks. Five features have named in this area after 5 Chinese hermits at the end of the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C. - 207 B.C.) and the beginning of the Han Dynasty (202 B.C. - 220 A.D.). Minimum depth (m): 4692. Maximum depth (m): 5150. Total relief (m): 458. Dimension/size: 4.0 km × 7.6 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 Cuiguang, a hermit at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty of China. He reclused in Shangshan to avoid unrest. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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