Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64322
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHuapengu HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 21° 35' 19.6" S (-21.58879°)  
Longitude 77° 11' 32" E (77.19223°)  
Min. Lat 21° 38' 5.2" S (-21.6348°)  
Min. Long 77° 9' 18.2" E (77.1551°)  
Max. Lat 21° 32' 22.7" S (-21.5397°)  
Max. Long 77° 14' 11.3" E (77.2365°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): A group of undersea features found in this area have been named after different drums, the traditional Chinese musical instruments. They are Bangu (plank drum), Zhangu (war drum), Huapengu (flowerpot drum), Langzhanggu (wolf drum), Shugu (Story-telling drum), Tanggu (Tang drum) and Paigu (group drum). Minimum depth (m): 3637. Maximum depth (m): 4440. Total relief (m): 803. Dimension/size: 10.4 km × 9.1 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: China Navy Hydrographic Office. History: 2021.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese survey vessel "877 Hao". Year of discovery: 2019. History: Named from its shape as this feature looks like a flowerpot drum, "huapengu" in Chinese. The drum resembles a flowerpot. It is widely used in accompaniment, ensemble and solo in local opera such as Beijing Opera.    
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Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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