Bathymetry of the MODE-I region

Abstract

Depth soundings before and during the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment (MODE-I) are integrated to produce bathymetric charts of the MODE-I region at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:250,000. Seven undersea features are named. The southwestern portion of the Bermuda Rise is characterized by rugged bottom topography generally striking north-northeast to south-southwest. Southeast of the Blake Bahama Outer Ridge, a zone of morphology paralleling the regional contours of the lower continental rise and associated deeps along many of the steep slopes on the Bermuda Rise suggest that the submarine terrain may be influenced by erosion by bottom currents.