Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64060
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishShoutao HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 9° 40' 47" N (9.67973°)  
Longitude 156° 37' 13.8" W (-156.62051°)  
Min. Lat 9° 38' 52.7" N (9.648°)  
Min. Long 156° 39' 28.3" W (-156.6579°)  
Max. Lat 9° 42' 20.6" N (9.7057°)  
Max. Long 156° 34' 52.6" W (-156.5813°)  
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): 4570. Maximum depth (m): 5150. Total relief (m): 580. Dimension/size: 8.5 km × 6.2 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: China Minmetals Corporation. History: 2021.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 6". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named from its shape as this feature ressembles a longevity peach (shoutao, in Chinese language) from its top view. In Chinese mythology, eating a longevity peach can prolong life. In Chinese culture, this fruit symbolizes happiness, health and good fortune.    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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