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| Above, an iconic photo from the first iconic Godzilla movie of 1954. Toho Co., Ltd. photo. |
A Pacific undersea geologic feature will be named after the "King of The Monsters".
The location is near the islands of Okinotorishima and Guam.
According to the Asahi Shimbun:
Godzilla will soon have a home as an undersea province off Okinotorishima, a tiny island that is Japan’s southernmost point.
A proposal to name the area "Godzilla Megamullion" was approved at a January meeting of the Sub-Committee on Undersea Features Names (SCUFN).
The committee was jointly set up by the International Hydrographic Organization and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.
The name will be used in nautical charts and research papers.
The megamullion is 125 kilometers in length and 55 km in width, about three times larger than Tokyo.
Its shape does not bear a resemblance to Godzilla, but researchers thought the monster’s name would be fitting because it is believed to be one of the largest on Earth.
According to Japan Coast Guard’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, a megamullion is a dome-shaped rise created by the exposure of mantle beneath the Earth’s crust, typically caused by a large-scale dip-slip.
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