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British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical and Sampling Survey 1970/VV/8: Sea of Hebrides and the Minches (22/08/1970 to 30/09/1970)

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25 September 2026
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Summary

This British Geological Survey (BGS) geophysical and sampling survey was carried out as part of the Continetal Shelf Unit II programe in the Sea of the Hebrides and the Minches from late August to Mid October 1970 on board the RV Vickers Venturer in conjunction with BGS1970/9 survey. A secondary objective as to assess the feasibility of operating sampling and geophysics on one ship. Seabed samples were collected with Shipek Grab, gravity corer, vibrocorer and rockdrill. Sea floor data were collected using echosounder and transit sonar. Subsurface seismic data were gathered using Sparker. Technical detail contained in BGS Marine Geophysics report 27.

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Date added
25 September 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-547c-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
58.0819° to 55.3736°
Extent (Longitude)
-7.6500° to -5.2355°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
1970-09-30
Frequency of update
notPlanned
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British Geological Survey (BGS) (custodian, originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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