MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64075 |
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English | Villalobos Hill | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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Latitude |
38° 31' 51.4" N (38.53094°) |
Longitude |
168° 18' 5.9" W (-168.30163°) |
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Min. Lat |
38° 30' 54.8" N (38.5152°) |
Min. Long |
168° 19' 6.8" W (-168.3186°) |
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Max. Lat |
38° 32' 36.6" N (38.5435°) |
Max. Long |
168° 16' 53.7" W (-168.2816°) |
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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 a nearly oval shape. Villalobos gave the Philippines their name. Minimum depth (m): 4890. Maximum depth (m): 5550. Total relief (m): 660. Dimension/size: 3.6 km x 3.6 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: 2020. History: Named after Ruy López de Villalobos (1500-1544), a Spanish explorer from the 1500s who sailed the Pacific from Mexico to establish a permanent foothold for Spain in the East Indies. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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