Oceanography in the Tongue of the Ocean
Abstract
Under contract Nonr-04501, a survey of the Tongue of the Ocean in the Bahamas between Fresh Creek, Andros and the western end of New Providence was undertaken. During the latter part of June, July and the early part of August 1950, the auxiliary ketch Mother Goose II was engaged upon this work. Sixteen dredge and twenty-seven hydrographic stations were occupied in depths to 1850 meters. Sixty-two plankton samples in depths to 1540 meters were obtained. Photographs of the bottom (figs. 9-25) were obtained in depths to 2200 meters and cores were taken in depths to 2034 meters. In addition to the forty-one soundings obtained in the course of the photography and coring operations, twenty-seven soundings were made to depths of 1070 meters with only the lead on the wire.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1953
- Accession Number
- AD0027580
Entities
People
- John C. Armstrong
Organizations
- American Museum of Natural History