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An attempt to understand the morphology of the Romanche Deep area, an areaknown today to be the location of a major fracture zone offsetting the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In: Die Tiefenverhaltnisse des Offenen Atlantischen Ozeans,1935, by Theodor Stocks a
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A longitudinal diagram of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge showing its high points from60 N latitude to approximately 60S latitude. In:Die Tiefenverhaltnisse des Offenen Atlantischen Ozeans, 1935 by TheodorStocks and George Wust.
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Two alternate interpretations of what is now termed the tectonic fabric of the seafloor in the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The lower map is inaccordance with modern mapping and interpretation and shows hills and ridgesrunning parallel to the
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A map showing the abyssal hills to the west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 16S.In: Die Tiefenverhaltnisse des Offenen Atlantischen Ozeans, 1935 by TheodorStocks and George Wust.
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A map of the world ocean between about 50N and 10S in:In: Gravity Expeditions at Sea 1923-1932. 1935. Vol II, Plate I, by Vening Meinesz, et al. Map shows location of gravity profiles in theworld ocean up to that time.
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1935 map of the Indian and Pacific Oceans by Gerhard Schott. In: :Geographiedes Indischen und Stillen Ozeans, 1935. Table IV in back pocket. The East Pacific Rise, South Pacific Swell, Carlsberg Ridge, the Pacifictrenches, but still no Ninety East
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Distribution of Earthquakes as mapped by Commander Nicholas Heck of theUnited States Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in the Transactions of theAmerican Geophysical Union for 1936 (P. 93) clearly showing the seismicity ofthe Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Salt domes discovered by Coast and Geodetic Survey, described andinterpreted by Francis Shepard.GSA Bulletin; September 1937; v. 48; no. 9; p. 1349-1361
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Mississippi Canyon discovered by Coast and Geodetic Survey, described andinterpreted by Francis Shepard.GSA Bulletin; September 1937; v. 48; no. 9; p. 1349-1361
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1937 tectonic map including offshore bathymetry of Portugal showing numerousoffshore canyons. Part of Bruce Heezen collection at NOAA Central Library.
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A single salt dome off Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River discovered bythe Coast and Geodetic Survey, contoured by Francis Shepard.GSA Bulletin; September 1937; v. 48; no. 9; p. 1349-1361.
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1938 3-D model of the North Pacific Ocean based on soundings taken bythe USS RAMAPO during numerous crossings of the North Pacific Ocean. This model was produced by the Navy Hydrographic Office.
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Francis Shepard's diagram showing worldwide distribution of known submarinecanyons. The predominance of known canyons off the United States and thePhilippines is the result of work of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and its development o
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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 b
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1939 chart of the Caribbean by Navy Hydrographic Office showingstate of knowledge of bathymetry of the Caribbean and surrounding seas.
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1939 chart of the Caribbean by Navy Hydrographic Office showingstate of knowledge of bathymetry of the Caribbean and surrounding seas.
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1939 chart of the Caribbean by Navy Hydrographic Office showingstate of knowledge of bathymetry of the Caribbean and surrounding seas.
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Spectacular cross-section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge clearly showing medianvalley obtained as the result of soundings taken on the German research vesselMETEOR. This profile and the accompanying paper by Gunter Dietrich clearlyestablishes Dietrich as
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Profiles surmising the continuity of what are now called abyssal hills in thevicinity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Illustration strikingly similar to tracingcontinuity of magnetic anomaly pattern. Produced by Gunter Dietrich 1938.
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Title page of Some Morphological Results of the Cruise of the METEORJanuary to May 1938 by Gunther Dietrich. Published in International Hydrographic Review 1939. This article clearly establishes Gunther Dietrich as the firstto note the median valle
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