Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/65969
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishNacaztepec HillsIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Hill(s) 
Latitude 22° 54' 7.7" N (22.90214°)  
Longitude 108° 31' 23.3" W (-108.52313°)  
Min. Lat 22° 50' 47.9" N (22.8467°)  
Min. Long 108° 37' 42.3" W (-108.6284°)  
Max. Lat 22° 56' 49.3" N (22.947°)  
Max. Long 108° 26' 21.6" W (-108.4393°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): Ref: Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. This feature has an irregular shape. Minimum depth (m): 1800. Maximum depth (m): 2600. Total relief (m): 800. Dimension/size: 20 km x 31 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting(s): SCUFN-38. Proposer: Servicio Geológico Mexicano, Mexico. History: 2024.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: US research vessel "Roger Revelle". Year of discovery: 2004. History: The term "Nacaztepec" means “hill with ears” and comes from the pre-Hispanic Nahuatl language. The feature is named from its shape as it resembles a hill with lobes or ears.    
ACUF unique id (UFI) (en): 16505461    
Coordinates in ACUF (en): Latitude: 22.931; Longitude: -108.5572    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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