page_title: German Meteor expedition
section_title: Results
hierarchical_section_title: German Meteor expedition / Results
caption_attribution_description: English: The Meteor (ship) of the German Meteor expedition
context_page_description: The German Meteor expedition was an oceanographic expedition that explored the South Atlantic ocean from the equatorial region to Antarctica in 1925–1927. Depth soundings, water temperature studies, water samples, studies of marine life and atmospheric observations were conducted.
context_section_description: Meteor was equipped with early sonar equipment with which it produced the first detailed survey of the south Atlantic Ocean floor. The survey established that  the mid-Atlantic ridge was continuous through the South Atlantic and continued into the Indian Ocean beyond the Cape of Good Hope.
caption: Meteor at sea
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