Oceanographic cartography

with Bruce Heezen published first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor in 1977; her cartography revealed a more detailed topography and multi-dimensional geographical landscape of the ocean bottom; her map of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge & its rift valley helped proved the theory of plate tectonics & continental drift; with Heezen produced the Bathymetric Globe; 1957 with Heezen published 1st physiographic map of the North Atlantic; 1961 published map of the South Atlantic Ocean; 1964 published map of the Indian Ocean

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Category:
Earth Sciences - Oceanography

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
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Co-Inventor:
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