Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/8083
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
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Language Name Name source
EnglishChaves SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 37° 36' 0" N (37.6°)  
Longitude 27° 5' 0" W (-27.083333°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 37.6; Long: -27.08333333    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-15. Proposer: Jean-RenĂ© Vanney, University of Paris IV, France; and Portuguese Hydrographic Office (Instituto Hidrografico). Year of proposal: 2001.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): History: Named after the military Colonel, living in Azores, Francisco Afonso Chaves (1857-1926). He played an important role in the creation of the Meteorological Office of the Azores with the support of Prince Albert 1er of Monaco and King Carlos I. He     
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Part of  North Atlantic 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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