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Distribution of Earthquakes as mapped by Commander Nicholas Heck of theUnited States Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in the Transactions of theAmerican Geophysical Union for 1936 (P

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Distribution of Earthquakes as mapped by Commander Nicholas Heck of theUnited States Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in the Transactions of theAmerican Geophysical Union for 1936 (P. 93) clearly showing the seismicity ofthe Mid-Atlantic Ridge and some other segments of the world rift system.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

History of Oceanography Collection

Bathymetric Maps Collection

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Exploration

Maps