Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58597
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBiib RidgeIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Ridge 
Latitude 14° 3' 54.8" N (14.065215°)  
Longitude 134° 25' 15.3" E (134.42093°)  
Min. Lat 14° 1' 31.8" N (14.0255°)  
Min. Long 134° 21' 32.9" E (134.3591°)  
Max. Lat 14° 6' 17.7" N (14.1049°)  
Max. Long 134° 28' 57.8" E (134.4827°)  
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 an elongated shape. Minimum depth (m): 2787. Maximum depth (m): 3700. Total relief (m): 913. Dimension/size: 16 km in length.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: David K. Idip Jr. and Takamatsu Emesiochel, Territory and Boundary Task Force, Office of the President, Republic of Palau. History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Shoyo". Year of discovery: 2006. History: "Biib" is the Palauan name for the Palau Fruit Dove, which is a bird endemic to the forests of Palau. It is considered to be Palau's national bird.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988542    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 14.075319; Longitude: 134.407469    
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Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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