Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58632
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishMolave GapIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
EnglishMolave SaddleUS BGN Advisory Committee on Undersea Features (ACUF)   
PlaceType Gap 
Latitude 15° 57' 48.5" N (15.96346°)  
Longitude 126° 21' 22.8" E (126.35634°)  
Min. Lat 15° 52' 33.9" N (15.8761°)  
Min. Long 126° 18' 3.4" E (126.3009°)  
Max. Lat 16° 3' 49.5" N (16.0637°)  
Max. Long 126° 24' 30.7" E (126.4085°)  
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 irregular shape and a steepness of 4°. The single position is that of the deepest point. Minimum depth (m): 4341. Maximum depth (m): 5200. Total relief (m): 859. Dimension/size: 21 km x 12 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-31. Proposer: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Philippines. History: 2018.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Philippines survey vessel "Hydrographer Presbitero". Year of discovery: 2008. History: Named from the molave tree, derived from the Tagalog "mulawin". This tree reaches a height of 8 to 15 meters and is valued in the Philippines for its dense durable wood. It is now classified as endangered.    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 15.97052 ; Long: 126.35474 ; minLat: 15.87607 ; minLong: 126.30094 ; maxLat: 16.06496 ; maxLong: 126.40853 (update 2020-04-22)    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 14988618    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 15.963458; Longitude: 126.356339    
Relation 
Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2020-05-08 00:45:32 by Lonneville Britt
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