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"Don White" wrote in message
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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Would someone please refresh my memory about the sounding contour
lines on charts?

They are fathom lines, the first 6 feet MLW, the next 12, etc. Is
that right?

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Up here (Atlantic Canada) most of the charts are in fathoms...but some in
feet and some in meters. I always check the 'legend' to be sure.


You sure about that Don? I'm looking at the three different charts that
make up the Bras d'Or Lakes hanging on my wall, older ones from 1990 or so,
and a new one of Sydney Harbour, and they're all metric with depths in
metres, Lowest Normal Tide.
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Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca