Kōrero: Charting the sea floor

Lachlan survey

This film footage outlines the methods and equipment used by the hydrographic ship Lachlan as it surveyed the New Zealand sea floor in 1953. Two sailors fix sextants on two known points: a lighthouse and a mountain peak. This gives them two angles between the landmarks and the ship. The point where the angles intersect marks the ship’s position.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: W3589/16PP14

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Lionel Carter, 'Charting the sea floor - Making and using charts', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/video/5949/lachlan-survey (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Lionel Carter, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006