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Canadian Hydrographic Service
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The Canadian Hydrographic Service was established in 1883 as the Georgian Bay Survey as a result of the sinking of the steamship “Asia”. At that time, the Service’s scope was limited to the Great Lakes, but soon expanded to include all Canadian waterways, and by 1891, the Service had expanded to the Pacific Coast. In 1904, the Survey officially became the Hydrographic Survey of Canada, and in 1928, the name Canadian Hydrographic Survey was adopted.
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38218
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MCARTER 2013-11-25
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