MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26652 |
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Name source |
English | Kashino-zaki Knoll | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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PlaceType |
Knoll(s) |
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Latitude |
32° 44' 0" N (32.733333°) |
Longitude |
136° 55' 0" E (136.916667°) |
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Source |
IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ |
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Notes |
(en): The name "Kashino" refers to a region in a small island on the southern edge of the Kii Peninsula in south west Japan. It is famous for the "Kashino-zaki Lighthouse" which is the oldest stone construction in Japan. |
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(en): Minimum depth: 3050 m; Total relief: 900 m. The knoll is located approximately 15 km seaward of the Zenisu Ridge axis. It is approximately 20 km wide and 50 km long. |
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Previous coordinates (en): Lat: 32.733333; Long: 136.9167 |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-19. Proposer: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii, USA. Year of proposal: 2005. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). Year of discovery: 2002. History: Named from the "Kashino" region, in a small island on the southern edge of the Kii Peninsula in south west Japan ("zaki" means "cape" in Japanese |
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Additional information (en): This feature is located approximately 15 km seaward of the Zenisu Ridge axis. Minimum depth (m): 3050. Maximum depth (m): 3950. Total relief (m): 900. Dimension: 20 km x 50 km. |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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