Nautical Charts

Gargamel · 01-16-11, 11:38 PM

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 · 01-17-11, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

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.

Sailor Steve · 01-17-11, 12:24 PM

It seems to be part of the Strait of Gibraltar, and has no special name.
http://qe2palmjumeirah.com/189/qe2-f...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 · 01-17-11, 12:56 PM

I meant this:

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 · 01-17-11, 05:59 PM

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 · 01-18-11, 01:00 AM

Google Earth does, if you click the right buttons.

danzig70 · 01-18-11, 06:53 PM

For USA
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/m...ineViewer.html

NOAA has historical charts here:
http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/his...rical_zoom.asp

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

Iranon · 01-18-11, 07:13 PM

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 · 01-19-11, 06:04 AM

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

01-16-11, 11:38 PM	#1
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Nautical Charts 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. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-17-11, 12:24 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It seems to be part of the Strait of Gibraltar, and has no special name. http://qe2palmjumeirah.com/189/qe2-f...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. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-17-11, 05:59 PM	#5
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-18-11, 01:00 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Google Earth does, if you click the right buttons. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-18-11, 06:53 PM	#7
danzig70 Planesman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 195 Downloads: 290 Uploads: 0	For USA http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/m...ineViewer.html NOAA has historical charts here: http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/his...rical_zoom.asp This site looks like it has a great paper collection http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/naut/nautical_curr.htm __________________

01-17-11, 12:56 PM	#4
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I meant this: 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.

01-18-11, 07:13 PM	#8
Iranon Loader Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 89 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Hmm, now I want to use the actual historic charts I have lying around... although they'd be a little dated (Imperial German Navy).

01-19-11, 06:04 AM	#9
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I have an Andrees Handatlas, 4th edition, that shows where I am sunk in exquisite detail. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."