Map Of Caribbean Sea Floor

Caribbean sea political map.

Map of caribbean sea floor.

Bold numbers are the years of moderately large larger than about m7 historical earthquakes written next to their approximate location. Researchers today published the most detailed map of the ocean floor ever produced. Caribbean sea suboceanic basin of the western atlantic ocean lying between latitudes 9 and 22 degrees n and longitudes 89 and 60 degrees w. Researchers have built a detailed map of the ocean floor s topography by using satellites to spot subtle watery lumps on the ocean s surface.

The caribbean sea floor is divided into five basins separated from each other by underwater ridges and mountain ranges. Geographicus a seller of fine antique maps explains. This is herman molls small but significant c. Asterisk location of the january 12 2010 earthquake.

2081x1240 0 99 mb go to map. Caribbean sea physical map. 1970x1246 924 kb go to map. The problem with that approach is that our oceans are vast and ships are small meaning only a tiny percentage of the ocean floor between 5 15 percent nasa estimates was mapped.

It is approximately 1 063 000 square miles 2 753 000 square km in extent. Topographic maps of the sea floor produced at a 1 100 000 scale that contain loran c rates bottom sediment types and known bottom obstructions. Large detailed map of caribbean sea with cities and islands. The caribbean sea floor is divided into five basins separated from each other by underwater ridges and mountain ranges.

The caribbean sea is an oceanic sea largely situated on the caribbean plate. The caribbean has been well traveled for 300 years and this historic map by herman molls is surprisingly complete and accurate. Learn more about the caribbean sea in this article. Map of the north american caribbean tectonic plate boundary.

This product is intended to aid fishermen and those needing seafloor features and potential fishing grounds. Data collected by satellites and remote sensing instruments were used to created a model at least twice as. Atlantic ocean water enters the caribbean through the anegada passage lying between the lesser antilles and virgin islands and the windward passage located between cuba and haiti. 1 063 000 sq mi 2 754 000 sq km.

Colors denote depth below sea level and elevation on land. Estimates of the sea s age range from 20 000 years to 570 million years. 2131x1366 728 kb go to map.