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colder than 2° hugged the shore closely; and ofiF Shell)urne it extended 

 seaward only to Roseway Bank (Fig. 11). But on this line its effect 

 was unmistakable much further offshore, reaching to Le Have Bank 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 



Stations 



Meter 



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

 (Stations 10231, 10232. 10233). July 27-28, 1914. 



Georges Bank (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. 



