Nautical Charts

[Gargamel]

Speaking of which......

Does anybody have a good link to any charts that describe features in detail?

Ie, What is the bay/gulf just west of Gibraltar called, What are the straights just north of Scapa Flow called? Etc Etc.

I want to use more descriptive terms, but can't find any good charts that list them.

[frau kaleun]

Speaking of which......

Does anybody have a good link to any charts that describe features in detail?

Ie, What is the bay/gulf just west of Gibraltar called, What are the straights just north of Scapa Flow called? Etc Etc.

I want to use more descriptive terms, but can't find any good charts that list them.

IIRC the area between the Orkneys and the Shetlands is called the Fair Isle Gap. Found this for the area right around Scapa:

http://www.chartroom-online.com/images/C68_Col.jpg

The little bay to the north as you pass through the Straits into the Med, between Gibraltar and Spain? I think is just the Bay of Gibraltar. :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

It seems to be part of the Strait of Gibraltar, and has no special name.
http://qe2palmjumeirah.com/189/qe2-final-voyage-calling-on-gibraltar-8-november-2008/

I have a fairly good set of National Geographic maps, but of course they're all in storage. Usually I use them to flesh out my patrol reports.

[frau kaleun]

I meant this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Bay_of_Gibraltar_map.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Gibraltar

But I'm not sure if Gargamel was talking about that, or the area of the Atlantic where it funnels into the Straits. In which case I think you're right, it's just the Atlantic with the Med on the other side and the Straits in between.

[Gargamel]

Yeah, you guys got the idea of what I'm asking. Now, there's got to be a good map somewhere online that lists all those names. Google maps doesn't.

[Sailor Steve]

Google Earth does, if you click the right buttons.

[danzig70]

For USA
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/OnLineViewer.html

NOAA has historical charts here:
http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/historical_zoom.asp

This site looks like it has a great paper collection
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/naut/nautical_curr.htm

[Iranon]

Hmm, now I want to use the actual historic charts I have lying around... although they'd be a little dated (Imperial German Navy).

[desirableroasted]

I have an Andrees Handatlas, 4th edition, that shows where I am sunk in exquisite detail.