| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58628 |
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| English | Kensakiboshi Escarpment | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Escarpment |
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| Latitude |
17° 16' 14.7" N (17.27076°) |
| Longitude |
135° 2' 24.1" E (135.040015°) |
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17° 10' 57.8" N (17.1827°) |
| Min. Long |
135° 0' 21.6" E (135.006°) |
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| Max. Lat |
17° 21' 31.7" N (17.3588°) |
| Max. Long |
135° 4' 26.5" E (135.074°) |
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IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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| Notes |
Additional information (en): This feature has an elongated and linear 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): 4110. Maximum depth (m): 4832. Total relief (m): 722. Dimension/size: 5 km × 15 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). History: 2018. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessel "Takuyo". Year of discovery: 1996. History: Named from its geographical location, to the northeast of Kensakiboshi Seamount. "Kensakiboshi" is one of the Japanese dialect names that means the Big Dipper. |
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ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988623 |
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Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 17.271172; Longitude: 135.038792 |
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Last edited on 2019-05-15 02:08:08 by Lonneville Britt
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