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British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical and Sampling Survey 1976/JM/10: Regional Mapping Programme: North Sea (17/May/1976 to 28/May/1976)

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

This British Geological Survey (BGS) regional marine sampling survey took placein May 1976 in the North Sea on board the RRS John Murray. The purpose was to gather data which could be used to map the regional geology of the area and undertake geochemical analysis.Seabed samples and cores were collected using Shipek grab and cone dredge. A total of 1750 km of data were collected in a grid of survey tracks. Sea floor data were collected using a transit sonar. Subsurface data were gathered using a pinger. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report 76/10.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
13 August 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-53ef-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
56.8525° to 55.9756°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.0461° to 3.0191°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
1976-05-28
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (BGS) (custodian, originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng