Mapping & Earth Observation · Recorded milestone
Echo-sounding seafloor survey
Recorded year1925
Germany's Meteor expedition takes tens of thousands of echo soundings across the South Atlantic, revealing the shape of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.