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Description
3-D image from NOAA Exclusive Economic Zone Mapping Project.Ridge to south of Pioneer Seamount.Turbidity currents debouch from Pioneer Canyon, strike ridge, and are deflected. Huge dune structures are formed which extend many miles to the south.
Credit
Captain Albert E. Theberge, NOAA Corps (ret.)
Display Date
1989
Location
South of San Francisco
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Charting
Soundings
Bathymetry
Multi-Beam