Based on the positive experience gained with the global ocean mapping programme under the patronage of Prince Albert Ist of Monaco, the foundation of the International Hydrographic Bureau – later the International Hydrographic Organization - on this day in 1921 was inspired by the idea of international collaboration. [...] Surveys on the shape of the seafloor below the surface of the ocean are complicated. [...] It seems very appropriate to quote here the reasoning for the establishment of the Organization in Monaco from the first yearbook published in 1923: “One of the reasons connected with the selection of Monaco for the seat of this Bureau was the world-wide activities of the Prince which had raised Monaco into such an extraordinary center for the gatherings of international scientific organizations,. [...] Thanks to the excellent work over generations of office bearers and the ongoing contributions of the now 94 Member States in terms of material and expertise, the Organization is flourishing. [...] The IHO is a highly respected member of the international maritime community that is looking forward to continuing to contribute the expertise, capacity and vigour of its Member States to the evolving ocean narrative.
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