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south of Nova Scotia. The temperature was 6°-7° in the western 

 basin of the Gulf, 8°-9° in its southeastern corner, 6°-7° in the Eastern 

 Channel (Fig. 17), 6°-7° in the southern half of the Eastern Basin, in 

 its northern half 8°. The two basins off Nova Scotia were likewise 



Fig. 14. — Temperature profile across the continental shelf south of Marthas Vineyard 

 (Stations 10258-10261), August 25-26, 1914. 



8° at this level. Off the southern face of Georges Bank the 200 meter 

 temperature was about 10°. 



In the foregoing charts the temperatures off Marthas Vineyard 

 have been omitted because taken so late in the season that they are 

 not directly comparable with the others. 



