Coast and Geodetic Survey personnel developed the first realistic bathymetric map of any oceanic basin (above) from 3,000 soundings taken on the Survey Steamer Blake between 1873 and 1875 in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey personnel developed the first realistic bathymetric map of any oceanic basin (above) from 3,000 soundings taken on the Survey Steamer Blake between 1873 and 1875 in the Gulf of Mexico.