#North Eastern Coral Sea

A map of the ocean floor, showing swathed areas in colour. The white areas are sections of the surrounding sea floor that are still unmapped. The small green icon at the bottom left of the map denotes the current position of the RV Investigator.

Day 21: Underwater discoveries

During a Swath yesterday, the Geophysical Surveying and Mapping team of scientists, mapped a deep ocean trench located in the North Eastern Coral Sea – the South Rennell Trough.