Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64075
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishVillalobos HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 38° 31' 51.4" N (38.53094°)  
Longitude 168° 18' 5.9" W (-168.30163°)  
Min. Lat 38° 30' 54.8" N (38.5152°)  
Min. Long 168° 19' 6.8" W (-168.3186°)  
Max. Lat 38° 32' 36.6" N (38.5435°)  
Max. Long 168° 16' 53.7" W (-168.2816°)  
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 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.     
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: 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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Part of  North Pacific 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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