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Track of the USS ENTERPRISE across the Indian Ocean. Note the 3097 fathom sounding southwest of Sumatra. That sounding is the first indication of the Java Trench. A few years later, Sir John Murray named that area the Enterprise Deep, a name which has been superceded by Java Trench.

Image ID: map00029, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Indian Ocean
Photo Date: 1883


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