American Scout Seamount
American Scout Seamount appeared on charts of the North Atlantic Ocean published during the 1950s. It was located near 46°30′N 37°30′W / 46.500°N 37.500°W with a depth of 37 meters. Investigations by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution research vessel Atlantis II in 1964 by Richard Backus and Valentine Worthington found no evidence that it existed. Extensive surveys by the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office eventually disproved the existence of a seamount in the vicinity. A June 1966 bathymetric and magnetic survey by the new survey ship Silas Bent found no evidence of a seamount with no soundings less than 2,362 fathoms (14,172 ft; 4,320 m) but did find strong returns from the Deep Scattering Layer that could be mistaken for shoals.
References
- ^ Backus, Richard H.; Worthington, L.V. (August 1965). "On the existence of the Seamount known as "American Scout"" (PDF). Deep-Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 12 (4): 457–459. Bibcode:1965DSRA...12..457B. doi:10.1016/0011-7471(65)90399-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Gilg, Joseph G.; McConnell, James J. (September 1966). Non-Existent Seamounts — A Case Study (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Naval Oceanographic Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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