Marie Tharp

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Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer whose pioneering seafloor maps provided crucial evidence for plate tectonics and transformed our understanding of the ocean floor.


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instanceOf cartographer
geologist
human
oceanographic cartographer
scientist
collaboratedWith Bruce C. Heezen
contributedTo acceptance of plate tectonics
evidence for continental drift
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-07-30
dateOfDeath 2006-08-23
educatedAt Ohio University
University of Michigan
University of Tulsa
employer Columbia University
Lamont Geological Observatory
familyName Tharp
fieldOfWork cartography
geology
oceanography
fullName Marie Tharp
givenName Marie
honoredBy Marie Tharp Ridge in the Arctic Ocean
Tharp-Heezen Seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean
influenced development of modern plate tectonic theory
marine geology
interpretedAsEvidenceFor seafloor spreading
knownFor helping establish the theory of seafloor spreading
mapping the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
pioneering maps of the ocean floor
providing evidence for plate tectonics
revealing the global mid-ocean ridge system
languageOfWorkOrName English
mapped Mid-Atlantic Ridge
global ocean floor topography
nationality American
notableAward Women in Cartography Award (posthumous recognitions and honors)
notableWork World Ocean Floor map
physiographic maps of the North Atlantic Ocean
occupation cartographer
geologist
oceanographer
placeOfBirth Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America
placeOfDeath Nyack, New York, United States of America
recognized rift valley along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
sexOrGender female
usedDataFrom bathymetric profiles
echo sounding surveys
workLocation Lamont Geological Observatory


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