Santubong Seamount

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Santubong Seamount was discovered in a Malaysia maritime area during high resolution bathymetry survey (2 Jul - 3 Dec 2013) using multibeam echo sounder. The name of Santubong was taken by the name of the highest mount in Sarawak. According to the Encyclopedia of Iban Studies the original inhabitants of Santubong are Ibans the sea Dyak.Derived from the word Si-antubong which means the spirit boat in the Iban language. Antu is hantu in Malay which means spirit or ghost. Santubong are boat like coffins made from a single hollow log designed to represent the vessel in which a dead person will travel from this world to afterlife. The name Santubong may also derived from “san choo bong” in the Hakka Chinese dialect, meaning wild pig king or king of wild pig. In the past, Santubong is an important port in the area . Descriptions: Position: φ 06°24’06.864”N λ 111°30’19.091”E Min depth : 497.7 m Max depth : 1910.2 m Total Relief : 1412.5 m Dimension/Size : 127.1 km² Length : 16 km (175°) Width : 6.8 km (78°)