| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64406 |
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| English | Wuchawei Hills | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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| Latitude |
10° 52' 57.5" N (10.88263°) |
| Longitude |
139° 4' 51.5" W (-139.08097°) |
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10° 50' 6" N (10.835°) |
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139° 7' 0" W (-139.1167°) |
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| Max. Lat |
10° 55' 18" N (10.9217°) |
| Max. Long |
139° 2' 18" W (-139.0383°) |
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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 an irregular shape. Several undersea features in this area have been named after seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, which are common in this part of the Pacific Ocean. Minimum depth (m): 4020. Maximum depth (m): 4850. Total relief (m): 830. Dimension/size: 11 km × 6 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: China Minmetals Corporation. History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 6". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named from the "Wuchawei" petrel, a typical oceanic seabird of the family Hydrobatidae, which is found in this region. |
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Last edited on 2023-07-26 16:22:28 by Lonneville Britt
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