MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64022 |
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English | Kaa’aka Hill | IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names |
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Hill(s) |
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Latitude |
14° 7' 38.3" S (-14.12731°) |
Longitude |
131° 23' 54.9" W (-131.39858°) |
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Min. Lat |
14° 8' 31.5" S (-14.1421°) |
Min. Long |
131° 24' 51.1" W (-131.4142°) |
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Max. Lat |
14° 6' 45.3" S (-14.1126°) |
Max. Long |
131° 22' 57.5" W (-131.3826°) |
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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 |
Additional information (en): This feature has a nearly round shape. Minimum depth (m): 3775. Maximum depth (m): 4065. Total relief (m): 290. Dimension/size: 3.5 km x 3.6 km. |
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GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-34.2. Proposer: Caladan Oceanic LLC, Texas, USA. History: 2020. |
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GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop. Year of discovery: 2019. History: "Kaa’aka" is a Polynesian-named dolphin character from the novel “Startide Rising” by David Brin, which won the Hugo Award for best science-fiction novel in 1984. The area of the feature is in French Polynesia. |
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Last edited on 2022-07-29 15:10:08 by Lonneville Britt
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