Fundy Seafloor Maps Released

Maps of the seafloor relief of the Bay of Fundy have been released by the Geological Survey of Canada through their GEOSCAN website (http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/esic/geoscan_e.php). The maps are based on multibeam sonar surveys performed between 1993 and 2009 to map 13,010 square kilometres of the seafloor.

There are seventeen 1:50,000 scale maps that constitute coverage of the entire bay. Search GEOSCAN for "A-series" map numbers: 2174A, 2175A, 2176A, 2177A, 2178A, 2179A, 2180A, 2181A, 2182A, 2183A, 2184A, 2185A, 2186A, 2187A, 2188A, 2189A, and 2190A.

The accompanying seventeen backscatter strength maps will also be released on GEOSCAN. These are in the form of Open File reports. Search GEOSCAN for Open File numbers 7008 to 7024.

Please contact Brian Todd (GSC), for further information about the science underlying the Bay of Fundy maps, or the ongoing geological investigations in the bay by the Geological Survey of Canada.