Figure 1: Bathymetry from ETOPO2. Area A, Area B and Area C are the three survey areas.
Description of survey area:
The planned survey areas are in the waters north and northeast of the Faroe Islands. In Figure 1
three polygons depict the survey area. The western limit of Area A is the Faroe–Iceland border line
and the eastern limit of Area C is the Faroe-Norway border line. The bounding coordinates are
listed below.
The depth intervals in the survey area are estimated from existing surveys to be in the order 1-3.5
km for Area A, 2-3.5 km for Area B and 2-3 km for Area C.
Area A has a complex topography and large gradients from both the general topography as well as
from local outcrops must be expected. Area B has an overall gentle topography, with only local
significant topographic features. Area C has a very gentle topography, and it is not expected that
there are any large topographic features.
Figure 2: Bathymetry data of known sources. Area A, Area B and Area C are the three survey areas.
Bounding coordinates for the survey areas (in decimal degrees, WGS84)
Area A:
64.84674675
63.93378223
63.92828585
63.65024114
63.81281641
64.21382184
64.84674675
-7.62608366
-5.37156607
-5.35878978
-5.83311822
-7.08260965
-9.02093598
-7.62608366
Area B:
63.92828585
63.65024314
63.54136449
63.37790600
63.75616304
63.77118807
64.44724358
63.92828585
-5.35878978
-5.83312495
-3.89088871
-2.28286617
-1.83669093
-1.93994105
-4.46069009
-5.35878978
Area C:
63.88706714
63.75616304
63.37790600
63.45097023
63.88706714
-0.49073391
-1.83669093
-2.28286617
-1.10611806
-0.49073391