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Marine geology of the Arafura Sea

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This Bulletin presents the results of a marine geological survey carried out by BMR in the Arafura Sea in 1969 as part of a program of regional geological reconnaissance mapping of the Australian continental shelf. It is a continuation of work in the Timor Sea and northwest shelf (van Andel, Veevers, 1967; Jones, 1968, 1970). The area surveyed is the northern Australian continental shelf between longitudes 130° and 136°E and between latitudes 8° and 12°S (Fig. 1), an area of about 240 000 km-. From 2 to 25 May the Japanese research submersible Yomiuri and its mothership, the converted deepsea tug Yamato, were made available. The major part of the survey lasted from 21 September to 6 December 1969, using the chartered oil-rig supply vessel San Pedro Sound as a platform.

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Title Marine geology of the Arafura Sea
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/a6d6b337-a19b-4d68-bac7-13c91055812e
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[110.0, -20.0], [155.0, -20.0], [155.0, 0.0], [110.0, 0.0], [110.0, -20.0]]]}
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