BIGELOW: EXPLORATIONS OF THE COAST WATERS. 



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colder than 2° hugged the shore closely ; and off Shelburne it extended 

 seaward only to Roseway Rank (Fig. 11). Rut on this line its effect 

 was unmistakable much further offshore, reaching to Le Have Rank by 

 an eddy-like movement (Fig. 12, 15); and the fact that the upper lay- 

 ers over the slope were much colder here (Station 10233) than off 



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Fig. 11. — Temperature profile across the continental shelf off Shelburne, Nova Scotia 

 (Stations 10231, 10232, 10233). July 27-2S, 1914. 



Georges Rank (p. 170), is probably also due to the influence of this 

 frigid coast water. 



• The profiles off Halifax (Fig. 12, 13) illustrate more graphically 

 than do the temperature sections (p. 171) the contrast between the 

 warm (8°) water in the bottoms of the deeps on this part of the shelf, 

 and the colder water in the mid-depths. 



