SCUFN

GEBCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNDERSEA FEATURE NAMES (SCUFN)

Chair: Dr Yasuhiko OHARA [IHO] (JHOD, Japan)
Vice-Chair:  First Admiral Dr Najhan Md SAID [IHO] (NHC, Malaysia) 
Secretary: Assistant Director Eric LANGLOIS (IHO Secretariat)

 

Objectives
The objectives of the Sub-Committee are to;

  • select undersea feature names define when appropriate the extent of named features;
  • provide advice to individuals and appropriate authorities on the selection of undersea feature names in international waters and, on request, in waters under national jurisdiction
  • encourage the establishment of national boards of geographical names and undersea features, and when such a board does not exist for a given coastal state, co-operate in the naming of seafloor features related to those national waters;
  • prepare and maintain international gazetteers and supplements of undersea feature names;
  • encourage the use of undersea feature names shown on GEBCO products, on other maps, charts, scientific publications, and documents by promulgating them widely;
  • prepare and maintain internationally agreed guidelines for the standardization of undersea feature names and encourage their use;
  • review and address the need for revised or additional terms and definitions for submarine topographic features.
  • maintain close liaison with the UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names and international or national authorities concerned with the naming of undersea features.

 

=NEW= Join the SCUFN Group on the IHO Portal (link)

As announced with IHO CL44/2024, all documents for upcoming, current and previous years meetings are made available on SCUFN section of the IHO Portal from 31st March 2025 onwards.

Past meetings resources, basic document and repository content will be transferred on the Portal in due time.

To access all SCUFN resources on our new platform, you will need:

  • an account on the IHO portal
  • to join the SCUFN community (see 'members' tab to apply)

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