Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7371
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishOntong Java PlateauIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishCaroline-Solomon RidgeUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishEast Caroline PlateauUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishKapingamarangi RiseUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishOntong Java PlateauUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishVal KapingamarangiUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
EnglishSolomon RiseUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Plateau 
Latitude 3° 26' 1.8" S (-3.433826°)  
Longitude 158° 37' 9.9" E (158.619416°)  
Min. Lat 8° 0' 0" S (-8°)  
Min. Long 156° 0' 0" E (156°)  
Max. Lat 2° 0' 0" N (2°)  
Max. Long 162° 30' 0" E (162.5°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -3; Long: 159.25; minLat: -8; minLong: 156; maxLat: 2; maxLong: 162.5    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCGN-6. Proposer: Jacqueline Mammerickx, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), USA. Year of proposal: 1985.    
Additional information (en): Formerly, Solomon Rise then Ontong-Java Rise.    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 1; Longitude: 157    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): -154808    
Relations 
Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Partly part of  Micronesian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
Partly part of  Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
Partly part of  Solomon Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  [view hierarchy]   
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