World Ocean Floor map
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The World Ocean Floor map is a pioneering cartographic depiction of the seafloor that revealed the detailed topography of mid-ocean ridges and trenches, providing key visual evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.
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| instanceOf |
cartographic map
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oceanographic map → thematic map → |
| associatedWith |
Columbia University
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Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory → |
| basedOn |
bathymetric soundings
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gravity data → magnetic anomaly data → seismic data → ship-based echo sounding data → |
| colorScheme |
hypsometric tints
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| depicts |
abyssal plains
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continental margins → fracture zones → global seafloor topography → mid-ocean ridges → oceanic trenches → seamounts → |
| geographicCoverage |
Arctic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean → Indian Ocean → Pacific Ocean → Southern Ocean → |
| hasAuthor |
Bruce C. Heezen
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Marie Tharp → |
| hasIllustrator |
Heinrich C. Berann
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| hasTitle |
The World Ocean Floor
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| language |
English
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| notableFor |
first detailed global portrayal of ocean floor relief
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influential role in acceptance of plate tectonics → |
| providedEvidenceFor |
continuous global mid-ocean ridge
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subduction at ocean trenches → symmetry of oceanic crust about ridges → young age of oceanic crust near ridges → |
| publicationYear |
1977
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| publishedIn |
National Geographic Magazine
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| scale |
small-scale world map
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| shows |
Rift Valley along mid-ocean ridges
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bathymetric contours → global mid-ocean ridge system → subduction zones → three-dimensional perspective of seafloor → transform faults → |
| supportedTheory |
plate tectonics
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seafloor spreading → |
| usedIn |
geology education
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oceanography education → popular science communication → |
| visualStyle |
oblique perspective
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panoramic painting → |
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World Ocean Floor map
("The World Ocean Floor")
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Bruce C. Heezen
("Heezen–Tharp physiographic maps of the ocean floor")
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Marie Tharp
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