Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64052
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPoetai RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 6° 22' 11.7" S (-6.36993°)  
Longitude 112° 11' 32.5" W (-112.19237°)  
Min. Lat 6° 23' 40.7" S (-6.3946°)  
Min. Long 112° 12' 0.6" W (-112.2002°)  
Max. Lat 6° 20' 55.5" S (-6.3487°)  
Max. Long 112° 10' 48.8" W (-112.1802°)  
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. The single position is that of the summit. Minimum depth (m): 3770. Maximum depth (m): 4330. Total relief (m): 560. Dimension/size: 5.1 km x 1.7 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: Named from the Tahitian word “Poetai” which means “Pearl of the Sea” in that language. The feature lies in the vicinity of Tahiti.    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific 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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