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Open-File Report 2006-1357

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1357

Sea-Floor Character and Surface Processes in the Vicinity of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts


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Figure 21. Interpretation of the DTM and sidescan sonar mosaic from NOAA survey H11076 of Quicks Hole. Shown are the areas characterized by moraine, sand waves, and low backscatter.

Figure 21. Interpretation of the DTM and sidescan sonar mosaic from NOAA survey H11076 of Quicks Hole. Shown are the areas characterized by moraine, sand waves, and low backscatter. Also shown are the net sediment transport directions deduced from sand-wave and scour mark asymmetry and the locations of anchor scars, shipwrecks, trawl marks, and seismic profiles shown in figure 5 and figure 6.

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