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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65881 |
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| English | Ahiparaha Knoll | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Knoll(s) |
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| Latitude |
36° 1' 9.6" S (-36.01933°) |
| Longitude |
178° 17' 33.8" W (-178.29272°) |
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36° 3' 12" S (-36.0533°) |
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178° 19' 36.5" W (-178.3268°) |
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35° 59' 15.7" S (-35.9877°) |
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178° 15' 33.6" W (-178.2593°) |
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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 a symmetrical cone with a rounded top and no evident crater. Minimum depth (m): 5300. Maximum depth (m): 6200. Total relief (m): 900. Dimension/size: 6 km x 7 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-38. Proposer: New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). History: 2025. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: German research vessel "Sonne". Year of discovery: 2002. History: Ahiparaha is a new Maori word for albacore tuna. It is a cognate of the Hawaiian word for albacore tuna ‘ahipalaha’. A licensed translator of te reo Maori has confirmed the orthography for the new word and the appropriateness of adding a new word for albacore tuna to te reo Maori. Ahiparaha have been found in commercial fish harvests from habitats around other similar features. Although this is not a well fished area, it is likely ahiparaha are present in the water column around and above this feature. |
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Last edited on 2026-09-30 14:10:25 by Lonneville Britt
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