Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/49772
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishRakahore SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 26° 47' 42" S (-26.795°)  
Longitude 177° 24' 8.6" W (-177.40238°)  
Min. Lat 26° 52' 49.8" S (-26.8805°)  
Min. Long 177° 29' 15" W (-177.4875°)  
Max. Lat 26° 42' 43.2" S (-26.712°)  
Max. Long 177° 19' 22.8" W (-177.323°)  
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-29. Proposer: Mark Dyer, New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB); and Adam Greenland, New Zealand Hydrographic Office (LINZ). Year of proposal: 2016.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Melville". Year of discovery: 1995. History: Named for Rakahore, the Maori guardian god of the layer that encrusts and covers the earth.    
Additional information (en): This feature forms a volcanic edifice with an associated caldera. It is located 48 km south of Hinepuia Seamount in the Kermadec volcanic arc. Minimum depth (m): 560. Maximum depth (m): 1650. Total relief (m): 1090. Dimension: 16 km x 16 km.    
Coordinate information (en): Coordinates in New Zealand gazetteer: -26.78, -177.4    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: -26.795 ; Long: -177.40238 (update 2020-04-22)    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 15237312    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -26.795; Longitude: -177.402389    
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Part of  South Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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