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Open-File Report 2014-1160


Sea-Floor Morphology and Sedimentary Environments of Western Block Island Sound, Northeast of Gardiners Island, New York


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Figure 11. Map of the features on the sea floor in the study area.

Figure 11. Interpretations of the sea floor in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey H12299 study area. Outlined areas include sand waves and megaripples, glaciolacustrine sediments, and boulders. Those areas that are not outlined are predominantly modern marine sediments. Interpretations are based on multibeam bathymetry, bottom photography, and sediment samples from the study area.

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