Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64062
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishShuqi HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 10° 17' 5.6" N (10.28489°)  
Longitude 154° 19' 27.4" W (-154.32428°)  
Min. Lat 10° 15' 42" N (10.2617°)  
Min. Long 154° 20' 42" W (-154.345°)  
Max. Lat 10° 18' 30" N (10.3083°)  
Max. Long 154° 18' 12" W (-154.3033°)  
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 round shape. Three features in this area have been named after three Chinese hermits during the pre-Qin period (Paleolithic - 221 B.C.): Boyi Knoll, Shuqi Hill and Xuyou Hill. Minimum depth (m): 4623. Maximum depth (m): 5050. Total relief (m): 427. Dimension/size: 4.3 km × 5.1 km.     
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). History: 2020.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 3". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named after Shuqi, a prince in the pre-Qin period of China. He and his brother Boyi were both models of ancient Chinese hermits. Although they had no remarkable achievements in their lives, they did everything for common people and the long-term stability of the country, with no selfish desire.    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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