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Altair Seamount as surveyed by the German Research vessel ALTAIR

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Altair Seamount as surveyed by the German Research vessel ALTAIR. This,and Davidson Seamount on the West Coast of the United States, by the Coast andGeodetic Survey were among the first detailed studies of seamounts by acousticsoundings. Contoured by Albert Defant 1939. Published in InternationalHydrographic Review.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

History of Oceanography Collection

Bathymetric Maps Collection