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International Hydrographic Organization(internationalhydrographicorganization,internationalhydrographic organization,international hydrographicorganization)The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental international organization established in 1921. The IHO was the outgrowth of internationalconferences and congresses held as early as 1889. The IHO is composed of its member states (represented by their respective hydrographic offices ) with administration through the International Hydrographic Bureau withheadquarters in Monaco . Direction of the Bureau is through directors elected by memberstates. The organization's function is to coordinate Hydrography andhydrographic activities of the member states. The IHO does not itself control significant hydrographic assets. The organization's goals are stated as "support the safety in navigation and the protection of the marine environment" withsupport of coordinated and uniform hydrographic products and surveys and by improving techniques of member states for producingthose products. The IHO publishes Limits of Oceans and Seas, which specifies the boundaries between the oceans . See alsoExternal linksintrenational hydrographic organization, states, international hydrographic organizatin, oceans, internatioal hydrographic organization, memberstates, international hydrographic orgnaization, uniform, international hydographic organization, hydrographicorganization, international hydrographic roganization, surveys, , environment, international hydrographic organzation, protection, international h... This article is completely or partly from Wikipedia - The Free Online Encyclopedia. Original Article. The text on this site is made available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation Licence. We take no responsibility for the content, accuracy and use of this article. Anoca.org Encyclopedia 0.02s |