Western Coastal and Marine Geology

GLORIA* and the EEZ SCAN Program

*Geological Long-Range Inclined Asdic

The U.S. EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) was declared by Presidential Order in 1983. This area includes the sea floor extending 200 nautical miles away from all U.S. possesions and trust territories. The area included is equal to two-thirds of all U.S. lands prior to the declaration. The U.S. Geological Survey was charged with surveying this new domain.

Learn more about GLORIA technology and the EEZ-SCAN Project.
Obtain our CD-ROM with GLORIA data for all areas of the EEZ we have mapped.

The following areas are available on-line in a highly desampled form:

 


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last modified 12 September 2005 (lzt)