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Summary Information for Field Activity 2009-068-FA

Area of Operations: Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: September 22, 2009 to September 22, 2009

Chief scientist: Bill Danforth
Rich Signell

Objectives: Map the bathymetry surrounding the Middle Ground shoal in Vineyard Sound using swath bathymetric methods.

Type of Activity: Sea floor mapping;Sea floor mapping

Information to be derived: Sea floor map; Bathymetric maps;

Summary: Mapped the northern extension of Middle Ground Shoals just north of Lake Tashmoo to West Chop.

Contact: Bill Danforth (bdanforth@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier R-68-09-MA. Visit this site for more information.

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