Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58595
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBigarella HillIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 28° 50' 11.3" S (-28.83646°)  
Longitude 36° 39' 15" W (-36.65417°)  
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 conical shape and a steepness of 7 to 11°. It is located 40 km SE of Bigarella Seamount. Minimum depth (m): 3500. Maximum depth (m): 4150. Total relief (m): 650. Dimension/size: 6 km x 4.5 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), Brazil. History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Brazilian survey vessel "Vital de Oliveira". Year of discovery: 2017. History: Named after João José Bigarella (1923-2016), a renown Brazilian geologist. He joined the Federal University of Paraná in 1949, as professor of mineralogy and petrology. His works included the study of beach dynamics, of the sedimentation of the Brazilian coast, and of the sea-level variation during the Quaternary era. He was invited to join the Academy of Letters of the Brazilian Paraná State and was awarded many prizes and honours in Brazil, as recognition for the excellence of his scientific contributions.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988540    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: -28.832983; Longitude: -36.651042    
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Part of  South Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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