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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
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