552 D. MILNE HOME ON HIGH-WATER MARKS ON THE 
ing several submarine banks off the coast of Norfolk. In the annexed diagrams 
some of the submarine banks off the Belgian coast are shown, in plan and in 
section. 
Plan of Submarine Banks off the Belgian Coast. 






























Fig. 16. 
Sebmarine Banks lying between the Belgian and English coasts; reduced from the Admiralty Chart. The figures 
represent fathoms at low tide. The figures on the shaded parts show the depth of water over the Banks, The 
figures on the unshaded parts show the depth between the Banks.—Scale, 13 miles to one inch. 
The submarine banks, when near one another, are approximately parallel, — 
formed by one set of forces ;—those at a distance often exhibit a different — 
direction, due to the action of other forces, or the same forces modified. 
Section of Submarine Banks. 
English Coast. Belgian Coast. 















Heights of banks shown by the scale of fathoms at each end. 
The distance between the two coasts is about 30 miles. 
the adjoining coast lines. 

