Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64521
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishKaei SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 28° 41' 23.4" N (28.68984°)  
Longitude 138° 33' 45.2" E (138.56255°)  
Min. Lat 28° 38' 5" N (28.6347°)  
Min. Long 138° 30' 14.5" E (138.504°)  
Max. Lat 28° 45' 14.4" N (28.754°)  
Max. Long 138° 37' 13.3" E (138.6204°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): This feature has a nearly conical shape. Minimum depth (m): 2479. Maximum depth (m): 3997. Total relief (m): 1518. Dimension/size: 10 km x 12 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2023.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1988. History: Since this feature is part of Gengo Seamnounts ("Gengo" means "a period of time" in Japanese history), it has been named from the Japanese era called “Kaei” (1848-1855) during the Edo Period.    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2024-04-25 14:20:27 by Lonneville Britt
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