Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64055
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPōhā HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 70° 37' 48.2" S (-70.63006°)  
Longitude 176° 46' 56.4" E (176.78234°)  
Min. Lat 70° 43' 17.1" S (-70.7214°)  
Min. Long 176° 30' 59.7" E (176.5166°)  
Max. Lat 70° 32' 11" S (-70.5364°)  
Max. Long 176° 59' 48.5" E (176.9968°)  
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): 1900. Maximum depth (m): 2800. Total relief (m): 900. Dimension/size: 25 km x 13 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 poha, which is the Maori word for a receptacle made of rimurapa (kelp) and totara bark, and used to hold preserved birds and fish.    
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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