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British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical and Multibeam Survey 2006/2: North West Scotland, CD180 (20/May/2006 to 09/Jun/2006)

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
28 August 2026
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Summary

This British Geological Survey (BGS) marine geophysical and multibeam survey took place in May/June 2006 in the Rockall-Hatton-Faeroes region west of Scotland on board the RRS Charles Darwin. The purpose was to define the size and shape of the basalt window, identify and/or contrain compressional folds/faults/thrusts and to investigate the siesmo-stratigraphy of the Faeroe-Bank Channel to identify potential borehole locations. Additional seismic reflection data were run south of St Kilda and Stanton Bank. Subsurface seismic data were collected using an airgun, sparker and pinger. Seafloor bathymetry data were collected using a Simrad EM12 multibeam system and magnetic and gravity data were also collected. All data were recorded digitally. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Internal Report IR/06/076 (http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7301/) and Report on a survey over Stanton Bank 4 for MESH, June 2006 (http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7422). A preliminary overview and interpretations of data gathered are contained in Geological Summary Report CR/06/190 (http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/507380/). GeoIndex Offshore - https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=2006/2&.

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Source Metadata
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Date added
28 August 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-5346-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
61.8221° to 55.9599°
Extent (Longitude)
-18.5336° to -7.0540°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
2006-06-09
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

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