| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64030 |
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| English | Kiakona Caldera | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Caldera |
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| Latitude |
0° 1' 36.4" S (-0.02677°) |
| Longitude |
98° 13' 51.9" W (-98.23108°) |
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0° 2' 8.6" S (-0.0357°) |
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98° 14' 21.5" W (-98.2393°) |
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0° 1' 9.5" S (-0.0193°) |
| Max. Long |
98° 13' 18.3" W (-98.2218°) |
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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 round shape. Minimum depth (m): 3090. Maximum depth (m): 3340. Total relief (m): 250. Dimension/size: 1.9 km x 2.0 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: Caladan Oceanic LLC, Texas, USA. History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop. Year of discovery: 2019. History: Named from the Tongan word “Kiakona” which means “Pillar of Kona” in that language. The feature lies in the vicinity of Tonga and does, indeed, look like a pillar. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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