TREMENDOUS CRATER.
i DISCOVERED IN OGEAN no. ‘ PINNACLE IN THE CENTRE. l ‘ ...... Unlted Press Assn—Elem Tnl. Copyrltht l (necelved June 16. 11.15 am) 1 CAPETOWN, June 15. ‘ The liner Alhlone Castle discovered r 1 lrcmendéus crater with a pinnacle In the centre in lhc ocean bod five miles on‘ the .\‘alal coasl. \\. An echo sounder recorded a flat hollom at I'2o falhoms. Suddenly (he needle recorded a depresslon, which developed into a precipitous fall, and the needle ran off the chart. consequently the depth was not recorded. Then there was a perpendlcular rise until a minute later, when an even sea-bed was reached.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19913, 16 June 1936, Page 7
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103TREMENDOUS CRATER. Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19913, 16 June 1936, Page 7
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