Unexploded Ordnance Locations

Description

Unexploded ordnances (UXO) are explosive weapons (bombs, bullets, shells, grenades, mines, etc.) that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of detonation. Ocean disposal of munitions was an accepted international practice until 1970, when it was prohibited by the Department of Defense. In 1972 Congress also passed the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act banning ocean disposal of munitions and other pollutants. This dataset represents known or possible individual or tightly grouped unexploded ordnances on the ocean floor. This is NOT a complete collection of unexploded ordnances on the seafloor, nor are the locations considered to be accurate. Two related datasets should be viewed in tandem: Unexploded Ordnance Areas displays known or possible former explosive dumping areas and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) displays areas identified by the United States Army Corps of Engineers where unexploded ordnances may exist.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/66208.pdf
0 Marine Cadastre Data Registry https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66208
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
57 UnexplodedOrdnance.zip https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/UnexplodedOrdnance.zip

Tags

  • dumping ground
  • uxo
  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • caution
  • oceans
  • danger
  • continent
  • noaa
  • shells
  • north america
  • mines
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • obstruction
  • earth science
  • explosives
  • unexploded
  • projectiles
  • rockets
  • ammunition
  • torpedo
  • marinecadastre
  • missile
  • ordnance
  • bombs
  • depth charge

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