Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/64592
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishXinggu SeamountIHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names   
PlaceType Seamount(s) 
Latitude 14° 1' 40.4" N (14.0279°)  
Longitude 174° 53' 48.8" E (174.8969°)  
Min. Lat 13° 58' 15.5" N (13.971°)  
Min. Long 174° 49' 53.8" E (174.8316°)  
Max. Lat 14° 5' 16.6" N (14.0879°)  
Max. Long 174° 57' 40.9" E (174.9614°)  
Source IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, available online at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/
Notes Additional information (en): This feature has a nearly round shape. From 2013-2018, the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted biological surveys of seamounts in the western Pacific Ocean, where Xinggu sponges were discovered at the depth of 800 m. Several undersea features in this area have been be named after groups of Pacific Ocean species. Minimum depth (m): 3625. Maximum depth (m): 5431. Total relief (m): 1806. Dimension/size: 15 km x 12 km.    
GEBCO: associated meeting, proposer and year of proposal (en): Associated meeting: SCUFN-36. Proposer: National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), China. History: 2022.     
GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery (en): Discoverer: Chinese research vessel "Xiang Yang Hong 06". Year of discovery: 2019. History: "Xinggu" is the Chinese name for the sponge species “Astrophorina”. The feature looks like Xinggu sponges growing on the sea floor from the top view.    
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Part of  North Pacific Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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