Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58625
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHokushin BasinIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Basin 
Latitude 17° 15' 8.6" N (17.25238°)  
Longitude 135° 12' 6.8" E (135.20188°)  
Min. Lat 17° 9' 5.6" N (17.1516°)  
Min. Long 135° 9' 35.8" E (135.1599°)  
Max. Lat 17° 21' 11.6" N (17.3532°)  
Max. Long 135° 14' 37.8" E (135.2438°)  
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 slightly elongated shape. It is interpreted as resulting from a rifting of the proto Kyushu-Palau Ridge. All undersea features around the Kyushu-Palau Ridge are named after stars and planets. The single position is that of the shallowest point. Minimum depth (m): 4820. Maximum depth (m): 5187. Total relief (m): 367. Dimension/size: 5 km × 20 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1996. History: "Hokushin" is one of the Japanese dialect names that means the Pole Star.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988572    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 17.243614; Longitude: 135.206586    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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