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pl23_map00053.jpg

A map of Germany's western Pacific colonies as of 1910

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Description

A map of Germany's western Pacific colonies as of 1910. The Mariana Trench andTonga-Kermadec Trenches are shown clearly as are a few seamounts. The deepest spot on this map is now in the Mariana Trench, SE of Guam, with a depth of9636 meters. The deepest point in the Mariana Trench is now know to beapproximately 10,915 meters.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

History of Oceanography Collection

Bathymetric Maps Collection

Keywords

Exploration

Maps