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British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1971/Pisces: Irish Sea, North Channel, Sea of The Hebrides and North Minch: May 1971

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
25 September 2026
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Summary

This manned submersible sampling survey undertaken by the British Geological Survey took place in May 1971 in the Irish Sea, North Channel, Sea of The Hebrides and North Minch areas aboard the vessel Vickers Venturer. The purpose was to evaluate the institutes shallow seismic records which show the possibility of low-lying outcrops of bedded strata amongst drift . The manned submersible operated by a pilot and geologist observer was fitted with two stereo cameras, rockdrill and manipulator arm. Thirteen dives were undertaken to obtain geological samples. These data are archived by BGS. The geological results and investigation techniques are contained in BGS (IGS) report 73/2.

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Date added
25 September 2026
Harvest GUID
ad62c67c-068a-645f-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
57.9527° to 53.6066°
Extent (Longitude)
-7.4379° to -4.5006°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
1971-05-25
Frequency of update
notPlanned
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Responsible party
British Geological Survey (BGS) (custodian, originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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