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Offshore Seafloor 314 Nankai Trough southern end (Northern end of Kyushu-Palau Ridge)

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Area (km2) 8167
Maximum water depth (m) 4815

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected due to high levels for criteria 1 and 4, and selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These waters are located at the southern extent of the Nankai Trough, and northern end of Kyushu-Palau Ridge They include a number of seamounts.

Environment / Habitat information A separate window opensData source

Seamount

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

 

* This is the species list of which meet the criteria. In that matter, this list does not include all species that inhabit the individual area.

 

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