Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/24796
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishAcapulco SeamountsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 13° 36' 22.1" N (13.60613°)  
Longitude 120° 17' 32" W (-120.29223°)  
Min. Lat 13° 27' 6.1" N (13.4517°)  
Min. Long 120° 40' 18.1" W (-120.6717°)  
Max. Lat 13° 41' 42" N (13.695°)  
Max. Long 119° 50' 30.1" W (-119.8417°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 13.68; Long: -120.14; minLat: 13.258163; minLong: -120.8822; maxLat: 13.90361; maxLong: -120.5886    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-22. Proposer: Walter Reynoso-Peralta, GEBCO/Nippon Foundation Training Program Alumni. Year of proposal: 2009.    
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: U.S. research vessel "Thomas Washington". Year of discovery: 1988. History: Named from the nearby Mexican city of Acapulco.    
Additional information (en): This feature consists in a group of 3 aligned seamounts, with conical shape and steepness of 3° to 6°. Surrounding depths are between 3500m and 4000m. Minimum depth (m): 650. Maximum depth (m): 2350. Total relief (m): 1700. Dimension: Diameter at the base    
Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 13.60428; Long: -120.17512; minLat: 13.25816; minLong: -120.8822; maxLat: 13.90361; maxLong: -119.58856 (update 2026-09-29)    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2026-09-29 09:47:45 by Lonneville Britt
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