CCGS Limnos

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The CCGS Limnos is a Canadian Coast Guard Coastal Research & Survey vessel.[1]

The Limnos gets its name from the word LIMNOLOGY which is the division of hydrology that studies inland waters, including their biological, physical, chemical, geological and hydrological aspects.

This vessel performs various scientific surveys throughout the Great Lakes.

She has served on joint missions, on the Great Lakes with vessels from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.[2]

EPA research vessel Lake Guardian and CCGV Limnos.
EPA research vessel Lake Guardian and CCGV Limnos.

[edit] References

  1. ^  Official Limnos web-page, Canadian Coast Guard
  2. ^  Great Lakes: Significant Activities Report: October-December 2004, Environmental Protection Agency