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Offshore survey of the approaches to New York in 1936 showing delineation ofHudson Canyon and other previously unknown canyons

Description

Offshore survey of the approaches to New York in 1936 showing delineation ofHudson Canyon and other previously unknown canyons. The diagramillustrates the use of various methods of navigational control including visual,taut-wire buoy traverses, and radio acoustic ranging (RAR).

Credit

NOAA Historical Image

Category

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey