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Title: Atlantic [ocean saltness]

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1877

Publishers

  • London: published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1877.

Summary

Meridional section of Atlantic Ocean at ca. 25°-30° W longitude. Specific gravity of ocean waters shown by isolines. Depth shown in fathoms [vertical scale ca. 1:42,700]. Dates of voyage along meridian are shown. Includes diagram "representing the distribution of surface-saltness along the same meridian." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 47, (1877), pp. 72-86; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.47 1877

Subjects

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceanography—Maps
  • Salinity—Atlantic Ocean—Maps
  • Specific gravity
  • Challenger Expedition, 1872-1876
  • Atlantic Ocean—Maps
  • Meteorological charts
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-30.0, -25.0, 32.0, -32.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-30.0, -25.0, 32.0, -32.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Buchanan, J. Y. (John Young), 1844-1925. Atlantic [ocean saltness]. London: published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1877.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-k643b3646

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng