Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64591
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishXianhou SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 16° 6' 39.9" N (16.11109°)  
Longitude 130° 20' 0" E (130.33333°)  
Min. Lat 16° 2' 24.1" N (16.04°)  
Min. Long 130° 16' 24.6" E (130.2735°)  
Max. Lat 16° 12' 14.9" N (16.2041°)  
Max. Long 130° 24' 44" E (130.4122°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): This is a pear-shaped feature. There are several undersea features named after stars in this area. Minimum depth (m): 4150. Maximum depth (m): 5636. Total relief (m): 1486. Dimension/size: 20 km × 13 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: China Geological Survey. History: 2020.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Haiyangdizhi Liuhao". Year of discovery: 2018. History: Named from Cassiopeia constellation, “Xianhou” in Chinese.    
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Part of  Philippine Sea (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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