Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/6531
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishPelsaert SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 31° 14' 0" S (-31.233333°)  
Longitude 108° 50' 0" E (108.833333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -31.23333333; Long: 108.8333333    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Proposer: Rudi Markl, Columbia University, USA. Year of proposal: 1974.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Glomar Challenger". Year of discovery: 1972. History: Named after Dutch Commodore Francisco Pelsaert (c. 1595-1630), aboard V.O.C. Ship Batavia (wrecked in 1629). After wreck on Houtman Abrojos, Pelsaert guided a small bo    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -154927    
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Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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