Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64364
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPaigu HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 22° 4' 22.2" S (-22.07282°)  
Longitude 76° 17' 36.7" E (76.29353°)  
Min. Lat 22° 7' 29" S (-22.1247°)  
Min. Long 76° 13' 21.9" E (76.2227°)  
Max. Lat 22° 1' 26.1" S (-22.0239°)  
Max. Long 76° 20' 51.8" E (76.3477°)  
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 an irregular shape. A group of undersea features 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): 3240. Maximum depth (m): 4231. Total relief (m): 811. Dimension/size: 16 km × 10 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 research vessel “Chen Jingrun Hao”. Year of discovery: 2019. History: Named from the Group drum, "Paigu" in Chinese, a new type of drum which appeared in early 1960s. It was remade by the China Central Broadcasting Folk Orchestra based on Tang drum and waist drum commonly used by the folk.    
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Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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