Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64054
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPuroto SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 5° 29' 54.6" S (-5.49851°)  
Longitude 110° 20' 45.3" W (-110.34591°)  
Min. Lat 5° 31' 56.4" S (-5.5323°)  
Min. Long 110° 23' 5.8" W (-110.385°)  
Max. Lat 5° 28' 4.9" S (-5.468°)  
Max. Long 110° 18' 37.9" W (-110.3105°)  
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 a nearly oval shape. Minimum depth (m): 2490. Maximum depth (m): 3700. Total relief (m): 1210. Dimension/size: 8.7 km x 6.1 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 “Puroto” which means “Beautiful Child of the Gods” in that language. The feature is in the vicinity of Tahiti.    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Map
Edit history Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
[Google] [Google scholar] [Google images]