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This computer screen image shows views of each sonar beam and the path being mapped by the ship.
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Multibeam Sonar Screen

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The National Museum of Natural History's Department of Invertebrate Zoology has developed an online map that provides information about invertebrates in the National Collection from areas impacted by the oil spill.
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Google map of invertebrates in oil spill region

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map of the 13 marine protected areas in the United States, that comprise the National Marine Sanctuary system
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Marine Sanctuary Map

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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This map shows the localities represented by the Gulf of Mexico collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
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Map of Gulf of Mexico Collection

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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
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Map of the Magnitude 5.8 Virginia Earthquake of 2011

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Map showing the range of the eastern and western populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Distribution Map

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Smithsonian Research Stations

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A map of the Mid Ocean Ridge
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

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One of ten robots that examined an area of 800 cubic kilometers in northern Monterey Bay, over the course of 24 days, in 2006.
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Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean

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A sea monster attacks a wooden ship
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The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps

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