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CRUISE SUMMARY

SHIP: R/V Gelendzhik
START: 1996-03-05 PORT: Durban
END: 1996-05-10 PORT: Abidjian
SEA/OCEAN: Atlantic Ocean
LIMITS: NORTH -50:00.0 SOUTH -58.00 WEST: 25:30.0 EAST: 30:00
OBJECTIVE: Geology and evolution of the Bouvet Triple Junction.
COORDINATING BODIES: ISMAR-Bologna BOLOGNA (ITALY)
CHIEF OF EXPEDITION: Giovanni Bortoluzzi (ISMAR-CNR)
CONTACT: Giovanni.Bortoluzzi@ismar.cnr.it
DISCIPLINES: SWATH BATHYMETRY, MAGNETICS, SEABED SAMPLING
WORK DONE: 5600NM MULTIBEAM, MAGNETICS, GRAVITY
26 DREDGES, 5 HEAT FLOW, 5 SVP

LOCALIZATION:

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**Figure 3:** General ship track during Cruise BVT96, including transits from Durban and to Abidjian.
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**Figure 4:** Ship tracks during Cruise BVT96. The blue squares are SVP stations.
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**Figure 5:** Bottom sampling stations (red).Cyan and green circles are heat flow and SVP stations.
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