Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7101
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishRoggeveen BasinIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Basin 
Latitude 31° 30' 0" S (-31.5°)  
Longitude 96° 30' 0" W (-96.5°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after Jacob Roggenveen (1659-1729), Dutch navigator. Sailing west from Chile in 1721, his three ships discovered "Paasch Eyland" (Easter Island) on Easter Sunday, 1722. He proceeded west to Society Islands and Samoa, then back to Europe.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -31.5; Longitude: -95.5    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -155187    
Relation 
Part of  South Pacific 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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