Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64387
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishTanggu HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 21° 39' 1.4" S (-21.65039°)  
Longitude 75° 53' 17.5" E (75.8882°)  
Min. Lat 21° 43' 24" S (-21.7233°)  
Min. Long 75° 48' 30" E (75.8083°)  
Max. Lat 21° 34' 24" S (-21.5733°)  
Max. Long 75° 58' 12" E (75.97°)  
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 pear shape. A group of undersea features in this area have named after different drums, the traditional Chinese musicalinstruments. They are Bangu (plank drum), Zhangu (war drum), Huapengu (flowerpot drum), Langzhanggu (wolfdrum), Shugu (Story-telling drum), Tanggu (Tang drum) and Paigu (group drum). Minimum depth (m): 3316. Maximum depth (m): 4217. Total relief (m): 901. Dimension/size: 35 km × 25 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 Tang drum, "Tanggu" in Chinese. It is larger in shape than other drum instruments. It is often placed on a wooden frame and played with two drumsticks. The sound isdeep and strong, mainly used for ensemble.    
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Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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