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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64357 |
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| English | Moraes Moreira Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Seamount(s) |
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| Latitude |
13° 21' 15.7" S (-13.35436°) |
| Longitude |
33° 25' 58.5" W (-33.43291°) |
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13° 30' 1.4" S (-13.5004°) |
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33° 32' 24.3" W (-33.5401°) |
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13° 12' 38.6" S (-13.2107°) |
| Max. Long |
33° 19' 3.8" W (-33.3177°) |
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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 conical shape. Minimum depth (m): 2040. Maximum depth (m): 4550. Total relief (m): 2510. Dimension/size: 30 km x 20 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.3. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. History: 2021. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Almirante Alvaro Alberto". Year of discovery: 1988. History: Named after Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires, better known as Moraes Moreira (1947-2020), a Brazilian musician and songwriter from the nearby Bahia State. He was part of the Novos Baianos, a band that marked Brazilian popular music from the 1970s, after which he embarked on a solo career recording 29 albums. Moreira was one of the most versatile composers of Brazil, mixing the genres of rock, samba, choro, frevo, baião, and classical. |
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Last edited on 2023-07-26 16:22:28 by Lonneville Britt
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