| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26679 |
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| English | Raicho Fracture Zone | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Fracture Zone |
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| Latitude |
20° 37' 52.7" N (20.63129962°) |
| Longitude |
139° 32' 20.6" E (139.53904189°) |
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19° 19' 1.2" N (19.317°) |
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138° 25' 58.8" E (138.433°) |
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22° 9' 0" N (22.15°) |
| Max. Long |
140° 19' 58.8" E (140.333°) |
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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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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-24. Proposer: Japanese Committee on Undersea Feature Names (JCUFN). Year of proposal: 2011. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Japanese survey vessels "Takuyo" and "Shoyo". Year of discovery: 1993. History: Raicho is the Japanese term for "snow grouse" (Ptarmigan). A bird is relevant to the name of the nearby Oki-no-Tori Shima Island, Japan, which includes a "bird" (" |
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Additional information (en): Various surveys were conducted by Japanese survey vessels "Takuyo" and "Shoyo" from October 1993 to December 2005. Minimum depth (m): 4000. Maximum depth (m): 6200. Total relief (m): 2200. Dimension: 370 km long. |
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Last edited on 2016-04-23 15:22:42 by Oset Garcia Paula
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