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Bathymetry of the west-central slope of the island of Hawaii

Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2269
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Joint Office for Mapping and Research
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https://doi.org/10.3133/mf2269

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Abstract

This map shows the topography of a small part of the subaerial western part of the Island of Hawaii as well as modern multibeam bathymetry of the west submarine flank, which covers a total area of about 8,500 km2 ( see index map). The map area includes part of the submerged flanks of the active Mauna Loa and Hualalai Volcanoes, which last erupted in 1984 and 1801 respectively. The steep and irregular submarine slope is shaped by several giant submarine landslides. They were first identified during surveys from the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel S.P. Lee in 1976 and 1978 (Normark and others, 1979) and later mapped in more detail during a swath-sonar survey (GLORIA) of the United States Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone in 1986 to 1991 (Lipman and others, 1988; Moore and others, 1989) as part of a cooperative venture of the U.S. Geological Survey and the British Institute of Oceanographic Sciences.

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Chadwick, W.W., Moore, J.G., Fox, C.G., 1994, Bathymetry of the west-central slope of the island of Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2269, 1 Plate: 29.95 x 40.82 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/mf2269.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Bathymetry of the west-central slope of the island of Hawaii
Series title Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Series number 2269
DOI 10.3133/mf2269
Year Published 1994
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Description 1 Plate: 29.95 x 40.82 inches
Country United States
State Hawai'i
Projection Mercator projection
Scale 150000
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