New discovered Seamount 2,300m-Tall East Java's Pacitan

The Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) has identified an undersea mountain. This newly discovered underwater mountain is located around 260 kilometers south of Pacitan district, on the border between Central Java and East Java provinces.

It has a diameter of roughly 10km and is located 3-4km below the surface. This mountain arose as a result of the Indo-Australian plate collision in the Indian Ocean, according to BIG. It is absolutely new, and there is no record of it in the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) database of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.

Jogo Jagad is the official name of a submerged mountain in southern Java. How did the name come to be?

The name Jogo Jagad was officially ratified during the 36th session of the Sub Committee on Undersea Features Names (SCUFN) on November 6-10, 2023, in Wollongong, Australia. This information was communicated via BIG's Instagram post and quoted on Friday (November 24). This undersea mountain was once given the name Jogo Jagad. This undersea mountain was then continued by the Pacitan Regency Government based on BIG's results.

Submission of topographical names is covered in Government Regulation (PP) Number 2 of 2021 on Topographical Name Implementation. It is not possible to simply assign names to islands, regions, rivers, lakes, and other such entities. Geographic and toponymic naming is used.

The undersea mountain discovered near Pacitan, East Java, has been given the name "Jogo Jagad." This is a form of hope for the local population. "Yes, we submitted the name proposal when we were invited to a Zoom meeting." Then we were requested to submit a name idea (for the undersea mountain)," Pacitan Regent Indrata Nur Bayuaji stated in Pacitan on Monday (20/1) as quoted by Antara on November 24.

The Indonesian government, specifically the National Names ability (NNA) or the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG), has the ability to provide names. The conditions for designating topography in Indonesia are outlined in PP PNR, the general guideline and UNGEN decision. What are the conditions?

The following are the requirements for naming topography in Indonesia:

1. The name must be in Indonesian. Regional or foreign names may also be employed if the topography holds cultural, historical, customary, or religious elements.

2. Using the Roman alphabet and a single name for each topographical 3. The name must respect existence, ethnicity, race, class, or religion.

4. Use a maximum of three words.

5. Avoid using names of living individuals. It is permissible to use the name of someone who died at least five years ago.

6. In accordance with topographic and spatial naming principles