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Claudios Ptolemaios (to use the Greek version of his name), the greatest geographer of ancient times and the father of our geography, was a scholar who lived in Alexandria, Egypt....

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GEBCO: the Second Century

The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), the archetype of Ocean Mapping at a world-ocean scale, celebrated its centenary last year with the release of an updated and greatly...

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Silt Density Measurements in IJmuiden

IJmuiden (The Netherlands) is sometimes called "the gateway to Amsterdam". IJmuiden also accommodates a large fishing harbour and the Corus steel factory. Due to tidal currents and the shape of...

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We Get ENCs… and Now What?

A historic perspective of nautical charts production in Chile over recent years is given here. The experience of the Chilean Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service may serve other Offices encountering...

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'As it Was'

Gavriil Andreevich Sarychev, scientist, geographer and hydrographer, explored and surveyed parts of the North Pacific Ocean and the Baltic Sea during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As a Vice-Admiral he...

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We Visited for You

The third Extraordinary International Hydrographic Conference (EIHC), held at the Auditorium Rainier III in Monaco from 11-15 April, was opened by the Prime Minister of Monaco, M. Patrick LeClerc. Professor...

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