Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64003
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishLeachman HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 69° 40' 17.8" S (-69.67162°)  
Longitude 178° 45' 37.2" E (178.76032°)  
Min. Lat 69° 45' 19.9" S (-69.7555°)  
Min. Long 178° 39' 33.2" E (178.6592°)  
Max. Lat 69° 34' 47.5" S (-69.5799°)  
Max. Long 178° 51' 41.4" E (178.8615°)  
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 an elongated shape, steep sides (up to 30 degrees) and an irregular summit. Minimum depth (m): 2700. Maximum depth (m): 3650. Total relief (m): 950. Dimension/size: 20 km x 10 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.1. Proposer: A. Haanen, New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Nathaniel B. Palmer". Year of discovery: 1996. History: Named after Andrew Leachman (1945-2017), who was Master of the New Zealand research vessels "James Cook" and "Tangaroa". His time in command of these two vessels saw him operate extensively around New Zealand and in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean in support of significant national and international marine research programmes.    
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Part of  Southern 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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