Figure 2. Georges Bank and currents. The principal canyons of Georges Bank 

 and the southern New England shelf. Bold arrows indicate net nontidal 

 circulation and the crossed two-headed arrows the major and minor axis of the 

 tidal currents. Two-headed arrow on the southern flank indicates orientation 

 of storm currents. Squares show locations of the eight exploratory wells 

 drilled on Georges Bank. 



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