Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64056
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishQuokka SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 33° 23' 38.5" S (-33.39404°)  
Longitude 97° 35' 10.2" E (97.58617°)  
Min. Lat 33° 25' 51.5" S (-33.431°)  
Min. Long 97° 32' 42.1" E (97.545°)  
Max. Lat 33° 20' 54.5" S (-33.3485°)  
Max. Long 97° 37' 41" E (97.6281°)  
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 pear shape. This name also continues the tradition of naming features near Australia with local animal names (such as “Roo”) Minimum depth (m): 3040. Maximum depth (m): 4650. Total relief (m): 1610. Dimension/size: 11.0 km x 8.6 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: 2019. History: Quokka is the name of a marsupial unique to Australia, the nearest continent.    
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Part of  Indian 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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