Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64039
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishMarco Polo HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 38° 41' 14.7" N (38.68741°)  
Longitude 168° 31' 8.7" W (-168.51909°)  
Min. Lat 38° 40' 28.3" N (38.6745°)  
Min. Long 168° 32' 9.4" W (-168.5359°)  
Max. Lat 38° 42' 0.7" N (38.7002°)  
Max. Long 168° 30' 11.8" W (-168.5033°)  
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 Irregular and nearly round shape. Minimum depth (m): 4850. Maximum depth (m): 5600. Total relief (m): 750. Dimension/size: 3.6 km x 3.6 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: 2020. History: Named after Venetian explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324). His writings described the then mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, giving the West the first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan and other Asian cities and countries.    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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