Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64063
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSkrimsli HillsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 59° 5' 32.2" N (59.09227°)  
Longitude 27° 52' 55.3" W (-27.88204°)  
Min. Lat 59° 3' 48.4" N (59.0635°)  
Min. Long 27° 54' 44.1" W (-27.9123°)  
Max. Lat 59° 7' 13" N (59.1203°)  
Max. Long 27° 51' 0" W (-27.85°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): These features have nearly oval shapes. Minimum depth (m): 1755. Maximum depth (m): 2250. Total relief (m): 495. Dimension/size: 13.7 km x 4.2 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: “Skrimsli” is the Icelandic word for “Sea Monsters.” The feature is in the vicinity of Iceland and the name is an homage to that island and its folklore.    
Relation 
Part of  North Atlantic 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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