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Map showing soundings taken by Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer BLAKE

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Description

Map showing soundings taken by Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer BLAKE. Plotted by W.C.W. (W. C. Willenbucher) . This sheet includes plotted depths, surfaceand bottom temperatures, and various profiles of the continental shelf and slope. The Blake Plateau shows as a conspicuous widening of the continental slopein the 400 to 500 fathom range south of Cape Hatteras.

Display Date

1883

Location

United States East Coast, Atlantic Ocean

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Historic Maps
General

Keywords

Coast and Geodetic Survey
Archive Nautical Chart