MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64468 |
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English | Alagau Hill | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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Latitude |
16° 43' 38.7" N (16.72741°) |
Longitude |
123° 37' 39.7" E (123.62769°) |
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Min. Lat |
16° 39' 28.5" N (16.6579°) |
Min. Long |
123° 32' 11" E (123.5364°) |
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Max. Lat |
16° 47' 9" N (16.7858°) |
Max. Long |
123° 44' 3.8" E (123.7344°) |
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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 is heart-shaped. Minimum depth (m): 2624. Maximum depth (m): 3818. Total relief (m): 1194. Dimension/size: 21 km x 14 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2022. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2010. History: Named from the Alagau, a forest tree with medicinal uses that is endemic to the Philippines. It is commonly found in thickets and secondary forests at low altitudes; sometimes purposely planted around dwellings in most provinces, from Luzon to Mindanao. Decoction of its leaves and flowers is effective for cough, fever, abdominal pain, vaginalirritation, and urination problems |
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Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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