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Description
HMS RACEHORSE in pack ice - Captain Constantine Phipps.Sounded in Norwegian Sea in 683 fathoms.Brought up blue mud.First modern successful sounding on continental slope area.Not sounding in image (Image credit: NOAA Central Library )
Credit
NOAA Central Library
Display Date
September 4, 1773
Location
Norwegian Sea Photo
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Nautical Charting
Bathymetry - Mapping the Features
Pre-1920
Keywords
Charting
Soundings
Bathymetry
Mechanical