NOAA PROVIDES MAPS OF ALASKA AIR FLIGHT 261 CRASH AREA

February 3, 2000 — Media Advisory

WHAT: NOAA has a wide variety of maps available on the agency's National Ocean Service Web site, which includes surface, underwater, and habitat maps.

Map products include:
—water depth map
—substrate (sea bottom type) map
—3-D sea bottom topography map
—Anacapa Island habitat maps

WHEN: In response to numerous requests, a series of maps and images for general distribution have been developed at the Santa Barbara office of NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

WHERE: NOAA Web Site: http://www.nos.noaa.gov/news/flt261/flight261.html

CONTACTS: Brian Gorman in Port Hueneme Naval Base, Calif., (805) 982-3292 or
Scott Smullen in Washington, DC, (202) 482-6090

 

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