This record holds the bathymetry chart of the offshore areas of Niulakita in Tuvalu. Chart is the result of multibeam survey conducted by SPC-SOPAC in 2004. Niulakita is the southern-most as well as the smallest and most isolated island, located in the southern part of the EEZ of Tuvalu. The surveyed area extends to a maximum of approximately 10.5 km offshore from the coastline at the southwest margin. The Niulakita Chart available here for download under the Distribution Info section of this record.
This record holds the bathymetry chart of the offshore areas of Niulakita in Tuvalu. Chart is the result of multibeam survey conducted by SPC-SOPAC in 2004. Niulakita is the southern-most as well as the smallest and most isolated island, located in the southern part of the EEZ of Tuvalu. The surveyed area extends to a maximum of approximately 10.5 km offshore from the coastline at the southwest margin. The Niulakita Chart available here for download under the Distribution Info section of this record.
This report describes the high-resolution bathymetric mapping survey carried out in 2004. The survey achieved good coverage of the seafloor from approximately 10 m depth in the nearshore reef slope area, to an average offshore depth of some 2000 m, at an average slope angle of 2. The objective was to investigate the seabed and provide information about water depths around the islands using a multibeam echosounder (MBES).