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Map of the Congo Canyon, one of the great canyons on the west coast of Africa

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Description

Map of the Congo Canyon, one of the great canyons on the west coast of Africa.The source is noted as Medlycott and Flood, 1875. Medlycott is mentioned byas having been associated with HMS LYNX in 1859 on the west coast of Africa, sothis would place the discovery of Congo Canyon sometime between 1859 and1875.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

History of Oceanography Collection

Bathymetric Maps Collection

Keywords

Exploration

Maps