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Seafloor map of Puerto Rico Trench

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2006 (approx.)
3D map illustrated to show the seafloor depths north of Puerto Rico with labels identifying features like ridges and fissures.
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A NOAA image of the bathymetry north of Puerto Rico. Two ancient submarine landslides are visible as head scarps (labeled Loiza and Arecibo Amphitheaters). Seafloor fissures are indicated by black arrows, and dashed lines outline debris flows from past failures. Map annotated by Uri ten Brink, USGS

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