Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/7799
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKing SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 39° 9' 0" S (-39.15°)  
Longitude 26° 9' 0" E (26.15°)  
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-14. Proposer: Christopher J. H. Hartnady, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. Year of proposal: 1984.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: South African re-supply vessels. History: Named after Lester C. King, University of Natal Geologist, 1920s-1940s, strong proponent of continental drift.    
Additional information (en): This feature is located in the northern part of Agulhas Plateau. It has a nearly oval shape and trends in the N-S direction. The summit is cupola-shaped and sloping. Within the depth contour of 800 m the steepness of the slopes increases to 26°-28°. Minim    
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Part of  Indian 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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