Map of the Congo Canyon, one of the great canyons on the west coast of Africa

Map of the Congo Canyon, one of the great canyons on the west coast of Africa. The source is noted as “Medlycott and Flood”, 1875. Medlycott is mentioned by as having been associated with HMS LYNX in 1859 on the west coast of Africa, so this would place the discovery of Congo Canyon sometime between 1859 and 1875.

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