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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/58661 |
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| English | Kaimei Escarpment | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Escarpment |
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| Latitude |
18° 47' 51.2" N (18.797555°) |
| Longitude |
135° 42' 30.5" E (135.708475°) |
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18° 37' 52.6" N (18.6313°) |
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135° 37' 26.4" E (135.624°) |
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18° 57' 49.8" N (18.9638°) |
| Max. Long |
135° 47' 34.6" E (135.793°) |
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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 elongted 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 of the feature. Minimum depth (m): 2795. Maximum depth (m): 4492. Total relief (m): 1697. Dimension/size: 15 km × 35 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: 1994. History: Named from its geographical location, between Kaiosei Seamount and Meiosei Seamount. "Kaimei" is a blend word of "Kaiosei" and "Meiosei". "Kaiosei" and "Meiosei" mean Neptune and Pluto in Japanese, respectively. |
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Last edited on 2019-05-15 02:08:08 by Lonneville Britt
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