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The first successful sounding of the ocean depths was carried out by Sir John Ross in 1840. As a commemorative gesture, in January of 1968 a survey was made over an area of 47 square miles in the vicinity of the Ross site, and soundings were recorded. In this article, the depth recorded during the survey is compared with Ross's original figures.
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DIETZ, R., KNEBEL, H. Survey of Ross's Original Deep Sea Sounding Site. Nature 220, 751–753 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220751a0
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