Bathymetry of the MH370 Search Area: Sea Floor Terrain Visualizations

Geoscience Australia Data provides a video compilation of three short data visualizations showing sea floor terrain. The visualizations were developed from a sample of bathymetric data collected during the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The record was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Visualizing underwater terrain based on the described bathymetric data.
• Studying sea floor features in a specific search area based on the described geographic scope.
• Creating educational or explanatory materials based on the compiled data visualizations.

Strengths

• Visualizations are derived from bathymetric data collected during a major, documented search operation.
• The record has a specific last updated date of 2026-04-30 14:43:30.117607.

Limitations

• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and sample size require manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Developed from a sample of bathymetric data collected as part of the MH370 search.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:43:30.117607; freshness should be verified.

Geography

MH370 search area