Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean
- Author(s)
- United States Hydrographic Office
- Description
- Prepared from data furnished by the Hydrographic Office of the Navy Department and by the Weather Bureau of the Department of Agriculture. Shows wind roses and current directions. Combat areas outlined in red. Includes 2 insets; current chart on verso. Charts, tables, and legends: Explanation of Symbols; U.S. storm warnings [explaining flags]; key to the July storm tracks of the north Atlantic Ocean; Equator crossings for sailing passages in the Pacific Ocean ; Storm signals; maximum drif. Text under headings: Ocean weather observation stations; The Hydrographic Office and the Merchant Marine; Naval Radio direction-finder station, Sandy Hook N.J.; average conditinos of wind and weather over the North Atlantic Ocean during July; North Atlantic lane routes - Canada/United States ; Note to observers ; [H.O.] Office publications obtainable at the Panama Canal; Errors of U.S. Naval observatory time signals; Ocean currents; Currents of the Atlantic Ocean; the Gulf Stream ; Plan of current chart. "This chart should not be used for navigational purposes." No. 1400. 0001
- Publisher
- U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office,
- Place(s)
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Subject(s)
- Winds, Ocean currents, and Nautical charts
- Held by
- Stanford
- More details at
- https://purl.stanford.edu/xh400bs8990
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Map Collections courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at brannerlibrary@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
- License
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights (Public Domain Mark 1.0).
