Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64077
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishWombat HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 12° 40' 44.8" S (-12.6791°)  
Longitude 109° 52' 3.9" E (109.86775°)  
Min. Lat 12° 43' 17.3" S (-12.7215°)  
Min. Long 109° 49' 26.2" E (109.824°)  
Max. Lat 12° 38' 3.6" S (-12.6343°)  
Max. Long 109° 55' 2.4" E (109.9173°)  
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. This name also continues the tradition of naming features near Australia with local animal names (such as “Roo”). Minimum depth (m): 3625. Maximum depth (m): 4570. Total relief (m): 945. Dimension/size: 8.9 km x 10.0 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: Wonbat is the name of a marsupial unique to Australia, the nearest continent.    
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Part of  Indian 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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