pl23_ship3157.jpg
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https://www.noaa.gov/media/digital-library-photo/pl23ship3157jpgDescription
Three-dimensional image of Monterey Canyon, termed a gully in this image.This image is the first attempt to depict a 3-dimensional view of a submarinecanyon and incorporated soundings from the Coast and Geodetic Survey and theFish Commission. This highly simplistic view was constructed from relativelysparse soundings and does not capture the complexity of the canyon system.
Photographer
Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas
Display Date
1892
Location
California, Monterey Bay
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
Bathymetric Maps Collection
NOAA Affiliation
NOS
Keywords
Historical Ships
Soundings
Seafloor Imaging