MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/6548 |
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Name source |
English | Sapmer Seamount | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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PlaceType |
Seamount(s) |
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Latitude |
36° 49' 36" S (-36.826667°) |
Longitude |
52° 7' 30" E (52.125°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -36.8; Long: 52.11666667 |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCGN-8. Proposer: Marcel Barbarin, French fishery company \Sapmer\. Year of proposal: 1987. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: French fishing vessel "Sapmer". Year of discovery: 1970. History: Named from the French fishing vessel "Sapmer" that identified and signaled this feature to the French Hydrographic Office (SHOM). |
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Additional information (en): This feature is located in the central part of the Southwest Indian Ridge near the Gallieni Fracture Zone among depths of 1600-2000 m. It is irregular in shape, with dissected slopes and an oval shape within the depth contour of 250 m. The steepness of th |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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