Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64517
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishJintu HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 74° 2' 51.1" S (-74.04754°)  
Longitude 139° 32' 4.9" W (-139.5347°)  
Min. Lat 74° 6' 6.7" S (-74.1019°)  
Min. Long 139° 35' 48.2" W (-139.5967°)  
Max. Lat 74° 0' 5.3" S (-74.0015°)  
Max. Long 139° 28' 20.4" W (-139.4723°)  
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 elongated shape. During a China Antarctic Expedition, several undersea features were discovered in the Amundsen Sea. Minimum depth (m): 2260. Maximum depth (m): 3001. Total relief (m): 741. Dimension/size: 11 km x 4.3 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), China. History: 2022.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese Survey Vessel “Xuelong”. Year of discovery: 2022. History: Named from the Gentoo penguin, "Jintu" in Chinese, which is widely distributed in this area.    
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Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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