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British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1985/7: NW Continental Margin (29/Jun/1985 to 09/Jul/1985)

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

This British Geological Survey (BGS) marine geophysical survey took place in May and June 1985 in the NW continental margin on board the MV Gorsethorn. The purpose was to collect data as part of the UK continental shelf survey programme. The main objective was to survey a series of deep-tow boomer/sparker profiles down the West Hebridean and West Shetland slopes. Sea floor data were collected using echosounder; deep-tow sidescan sonar and transit sonar. Sub-bottom seismic profiling data were collected using pinger; deep-tow boomer and deep-tow sparker. Gravity data were recorded. These records are archived by BGS. Details of the survey data processing are contained in BGS report WB/89/12R.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
13 August 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-53af-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
60.6474° to 56.4849°
Extent (Longitude)
-10.1965° to -3.6392°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
1985-07-09
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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