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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64078 |
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Proposed standard  |
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| English | Xuyou Hill | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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10° 22' 18.5" N (10.3718°) |
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154° 17' 6.8" W (-154.28523°) |
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10° 20' 18" N (10.3383°) |
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154° 18' 24" W (-154.3067°) |
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10° 24' 6" N (10.4017°) |
| Max. Long |
154° 15' 42" W (-154.2617°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Additional information (en): This feature has a nearly oval shape. Three features in this area have been named after three Chinese hermits during the pre-Qin period (Paleolithic - 221 B.C.): Boyi Knoll, Shuqi Hill and Xuyou Hill. Minimum depth (m): 4450. Maximum depth (m): 5100. Total relief (m): 650. Dimension/size: 4.8 km × 7.0 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA). History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 3". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named after Xuyou, the first hermit in ancient China with written records. He won the respect of later generations with his indifference to fame and fortune and was regarded as the originator of the hermit culture. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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