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Record 1 1981-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
OBS

An inhouse CHS cartographic term used to describe the majority of those charts produced by the CHS [Cartographic Hydrographic Service] prior to the adoption of metric charting and characterized, for the most part, by one or more of the following - depths shown in imperial units (feet, fathoms, fathoms and feet), depth contours as black symbolized lines and a relatively heavier reliance on soundings than on depth contours to depict depths and submarine physiology.

OBS

Note Definition prepared and used by the CTS (Cartographic Training and Standards) - Fisheries and Oceans, Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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