Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7333
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishFlying Fish SeamountsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 10° 52' 31.8" S (-10.8754882°)  
Longitude 102° 30' 21.9" E (102.50608139°)  
Min. Lat 11° 4' 0" S (-11.0667°)  
Min. Long 102° 0' 0" E (102°)  
Max. Lat 10° 45' 0" S (-10.75°)  
Max. Long 103° 0' 0" E (103°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-11. Proposer: Robert L. Fisher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA. Year of proposal: 1995.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Australian survey vessel "Diamantina". Year of discovery: 1966. History: Flying fish (family Exocoetidae) are very abundant and noticeable in these calm latitudes. Also, the harbour on nearby Christmas Island is called Flying Fish Cove.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -10.75; Longitude: 102.183333    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 94747    
Relations 
Part of  Indian Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (Christmas Island) (EEZ)  [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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