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Sir John Murray's continuation of the naming of features for researchers eventhough they never worked in a given area

Description

Sir John Murray's continuation of the naming of features for researchers eventhough they never worked in a given area. Supan had understood the nature ofthe Aleutian Trench and named it accordingly in 1899. Murray refused toacknowledge either the interpretation or the naming system proposed by Supanwhich has since been adopted by the world with minor modifications.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Exploration
Maps