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U.S. Geological Survey Participates in Celebration of Viking Expedition to North America
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Rich Signell (right) with Captain Gunnar Marel
of the Viking ship Icelander.
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Rich Signell (WHFC) attended a reception at the Waquoit Bay Environmental
Research Center on September 10th for the members of the Viking
2000 expedition, a team of Icelanders who this summer recreated
Leif Erikson's passage to North America 1000 years ago. They
sailed/rowed on the Icelander, a 75-ft replica of the ships used
on the original journey.
Rich presented some 3-D visualizations of
the shoal complexes south of Cape Cod. Some historians believe that
Cape Cod was the "vineland" referred to in the Icelandic Sagas, and
descriptions of the shoals and surroundings factor prominantly in
this interpretation. Cape Cod could have been the first place the
Vikings actually visited in North America!
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October 2000
in this issue:
Florida Bay Red Grouper
Divers at Turners Falls
Long Island Sound
cover story:
Boston Harbor Clean-Up
Sea Floor Mapping DVD-ROM
Santa Cruz Shark Festival
Natural Systems Restoration
Mapping Tools for Fisheries
Alaska Geologic Mapping
Coral Reef Task Force
Gulf of Mexico Sediments
Viking Celebration
Iceland Lecture
Congratulations
Visitors
October Publications List
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U. S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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