Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64067
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTangbing HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 9° 38' 22.6" N (9.6396°)  
Longitude 155° 34' 11.4" W (-155.56982°)  
Min. Lat 9° 35' 54" N (9.5983°)  
Min. Long 155° 39' 18" W (-155.655°)  
Max. Lat 9° 40' 54" N (9.6817°)  
Max. Long 155° 30' 12" W (-155.5033°)  
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 an irregular shape. Five features have been named in this area after 5 Chinese hermits at the end of the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C. - 207 B.C.) and the beginning of the Han Dynasty (202 B.C. - 220 A.D.). Minimum depth (m): 4385. Maximum depth (m): 5000. Total relief (m): 615. Dimension/size: 7.1 km × 16.5 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 Tangbing, a hermit at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty of China. He reclused in Shangshan to avoid unrest.    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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