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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1048

Geological Interpretation of Bathymetric and Backscatter Imagery of the Sea Floor Off Eastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Introduction
Geologic Setting
Methods
Geologic Interpretation
Bottom Photographs
GIS Data Catalog
Maps
References
Figures
Contacts
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Valentine, P.C., Malczyk, J.T., and Middleton, T.J., 2003c, Sea-floor topography of Quadrangle 2 in the Great South Channel, western Georges Bank: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2698-C, scale 1:25,000, 1 sheet.

Valentine, P.C., Malczyk, J.T., and Middleton, T.J., 2003d, Sun-illuminated sea-floor topography of Quadrangle 2 in the Great South Channel, western Georges Bank: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2698-D, scale 1: 25,000, 1 sheet.

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