Survey Identifier: M2762
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19150049
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19980721
Source Institution: UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Platform Name: HMS ENDURANCE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): HYDROGRAPHER OF THE NAVY
Project: PASSAGE SOUNDINGS
Funding: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19961026
Port of Departure: PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19961114
Port of Arrival: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Navigation Instrumentation: DEL NORTE 1009 RECEIVER
Geodetic Datum/Position: GPS
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SIMRAD EA500
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NONE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: 38
Bottommost Latitude: -32
Leftmost Longitude: -020
Rightmost Longitude: 014
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: NOT KNOWN
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: EQUAL INTERVALS
Additional Documentation: IHO SP44 CLASSIFICATION 1E 3D 1D 1G WGD, UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE REFERENCE HH090/717/01, DATA WERE SUB-SAMPLED BY NGDC TO REDUCE 201207 DATA POINTS TO 66320 POINTS, CHOOSING POINTS NO CLOSER THAN 0.05 NAUTICAL MILES.
Number of Data Records: 66320
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: -31.03916
Longitude: -19.03745
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 63.6
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: +37.52219
Longitude: +13.74501
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6341.0