Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65696
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishXiangye SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 20° 29' 47.6" S (-20.49655°)  
Longitude 77° 38' 13.4" E (77.63706°)  
Min. Lat 20° 32' 56.1" S (-20.5489°)  
Min. Long 77° 35' 19.1" E (77.5887°)  
Max. Lat 20° 26' 28.6" S (-20.4413°)  
Max. Long 77° 41' 2.6" E (77.6841°)  
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 irregular shape. Several undersea features in the area have been named after traditional Chinese colours. Minimum depth (m): 3250. Maximum depth (m): 4505. Total relief (m): 1255. Dimension/size: 13 km x 9 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-37. Proposer: China Navy Hydrographic Office. History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese survey vessel "874 Hao". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Xiangye means the color of newly-sprouted mulberry leaves, which isused to draw the tender leaves and the greenish yellow hue.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16081136    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -20.52; Longitude: 77.62    
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Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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