Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64053
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPohau HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 71° 15' 18.9" S (-71.25526°)  
Longitude 173° 41' 5.7" E (173.68491°)  
Min. Lat 71° 22' 25.1" S (-71.3736°)  
Min. Long 173° 34' 47.1" E (173.5797°)  
Max. Lat 71° 10' 32.7" S (-71.1757°)  
Max. Long 173° 49' 30.3" E (173.8251°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): Minimum depth (m): 1750. Maximum depth (m): 2200. Total relief (m): 450. Dimension/size: 23 km x 11 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: A. Haanen, New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2021.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Nathaniel B. Palmer". Year of discovery: 2003. History: Named from its shape as this feature resembles a pohau, which is the Maori word for a large wooden fishing hook with a bone barb.    
Relation 
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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