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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1222

Sea-Floor Geology and Sedimentary Processes in the Vicinity of Cross Rip Channel, Nantucket Sound, Offshore Southeastern Massachusetts

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Title | List of Figures | Conversion Factors | Abstract | Introduction | Setting | Methods | Bathymetry | Sediment Distribution | Bottom Photography | GIS Data Catalog | Summary | Acknowledgments | References | Contacts

Figure 25. An image of bathymetric data showing sand waves on Halfmoon Shoal.

Figure 25. Detailed planar view of the bathymetric data collected during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey H12007 showing the southwestern part of Halfmoon Shoal and the location of station CR16. Note that transverse morphologies dominate the sand waves and that megaripples cover the sea floor surrounding the shoal. Location of view is shown in figure 19.

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