Boats from HMS EREBUS and HMS TERROR - Captain James Clark Ross.Sounded in open ocean at 27.43 S and 17.48 W.Recorded depth of approximately 2200 fathoms.First modern successful sounding in deep ocean
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Date: 1840
Credit: NOAA Central Library
Location: South Atlantic Ocean
Subject: Charting
Subject: Soundings
Subject: Bathymetry
Subject: Mechanical