GEBCO Undersea Feature Names Gazetteer
El diccionario geográfico de nombres de características submarinas de GEBCO, alojado en línea por el Centro de datos de batimetría digital de la Organización Hidrográfica Internacional (DCDB de la OHI).
The tool simplifies tracking so that if a place has already secured a name or has been christened by a discoverer, duplication in naming is less likely), co-located with NCEI, allows the public to search for, view, and download information about more than 3,800 undersea features. The public can find information including geographic location, feature dimensions, the discoverer, and the origin of the name. The tool simplifies tracking so that if a place has already secured a name or has been christened by a discoverer, duplication in naming is less likely. The Gazetteer also reduces misidentification.
From mud volcanoes to reefs, the Gazetteer uses several criteria for browsing seafloor features throughout the world’s oceans. Users can search for locations with a few dropdown menus and a world map. Dropdown menus filter for feature type (reef, barrier, seamount or more than 100 others), by discoverer, and by feature name, if available.