MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64069 |
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English | Taurua Hill | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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Latitude |
15° 16' 51.1" S (-15.28087°) |
Longitude |
134° 33' 50.2" W (-134.56394°) |
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Min. Lat |
15° 17' 36.3" S (-15.2934°) |
Min. Long |
134° 34' 30.3" W (-134.5751°) |
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Max. Lat |
15° 15' 59.8" S (-15.2666°) |
Max. Long |
134° 33' 7.3" W (-134.552°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
Additional information (en): This feature has an irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 3340. Maximum depth (m): 4330. Total relief (m): 990. Dimension/size: 3.2 km x 2.3 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: Caladan Oceanic LLC, Texas, USA. History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop. Year of discovery: 2019. History: Named from the Tahitian word “Taurua” which means “Venus” (the planet) in that language. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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