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An abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) and 6,000 meters (20,000 ft).Lying generally between the foot of a continental rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains are among the flattest, smoothest and least explored regions on Earth. [1]
Topographic maps display elevation above ground and are complementary to bathymetric charts. Bathymetric charts showcase depth using a series of lines and points at equal intervals, called depth contours or isobaths (a type of contour line). A closed shape with increasingly smaller shapes inside of it can indicate an ocean trench or a seamount ...
Landsat 7-derived sketch map of North and South Luconia Shoals Extract from US Dept of State map also showing Louisa Reef and James Shoal. The Luconia Shoals, divided into the North and South Luconia Shoals, and sometimes known as the Luconia Reefs, are one of the largest and least-known reef complexes in the South China Sea. [1]
By the summer of 1976 a new edition of the Chagos Archipelago nautical chart (#61610) was printed showing the corrected positions of the banks and shoals as well as Colvocoresses Reef. [5] This was the first nautical chart known to have been completely revised using the Landsat imagery. The link at footnote #6 goes to an article that describes ...
In the Faroe Islands, wild, unpredictable weather — fierce winds and rain, and thick fog that settles like a curtain — can sometimes make travel by car or ferry problematic.
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Chart 93044 – approx. 10–12°N, 113–115°E; [2] Sailing Directions pp8–10. [1] 1.21 North Danger Reef – northern and western sections North Reef, North Pass, Northeast Cay, Shira Islet, Middle Pass, Southwest Cay, West Pass (N), Jenkins Patches, West Pass (S) 1.22 North Danger Reef – southern and eastern sections; Trident & Lys Shoals