Seafloor with features, off US east coast
Detailed Description
Figure 1 from Preface to “Tsunami Hazard along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.”
Seafloor (dark gray) off the U.S. East Coast, showing areas of past landslides (blue).
NC—Norfolk Canyon
WC—Wilmington Canyon
HC—Hudson Canyon
VC—Veatch Canyon.
Inset shows study area location.
NES—New England Seamounts
BS—Blake Spur
BE—Blake Escarpment
Image credit: David Twichell, USGS.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Tsunami hazard along the U.S. Atlantic coast
Marine Geology journal special issue, Edited by Uri S. ten Brink
Volume 264, Issues 1–2, Pages 1-122 (1 August 2009)