Godzilla Megamullion named IUGS geological heritage

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1. 1 Jan 2001Background

   Japanese survey discovers giant Godzilla Megamullion on Philippine Sea floor

   A Japanese government seafloor survey around 2001 found a vast corrugated dome in the Philippine Sea, later nicknamed the Godzilla Megamullion.

2. 1 Jan 2022Background

   Godzilla Megamullion approved as an official undersea feature name

   An international naming committee formally approved Godzilla Megamullion as the name of a vast seafloor feature in the Philippine Sea surveyed by Japan.

3. 

   6 Nov

   Japan's seafloor 'Godzilla' is now one of the world's 100 top geological sites

   Godzilla Megamullion, a giant dome on the Philippine Sea floor, has joined the IUGS list of 100 geological heritage sites, a first for the ocean.