Newfoundland Banks
Newfoundland The Newfoundland Banks are separated from those of Nova Scotia by a great submarine channel, the Laurentian Valley, which is from fifty to seventy miles wide. It is broader near the edge of the continental shelf and attains a depth of 15,000 feet. The banks which lie north and east of t...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/60695 2023-12-31T10:03:54+01:00 Newfoundland Banks image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60695 eng eng N 1934 LOUNSBURY British Fishery at Nfld. 8 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13439 N_13439_Newfoundland http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60695 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z Newfoundland The Newfoundland Banks are separated from those of Nova Scotia by a great submarine channel, the Laurentian Valley, which is from fifty to seventy miles wide. It is broader near the edge of the continental shelf and attains a depth of 15,000 feet. The banks which lie north and east of the great channel and south and southeast of Newfoundland are Burgeo, St Pierre, Green, the Grand Bank proper, and Flemish Gap. Green and St. Pierre, which are separated from each other and from the main bank by fairly deep channels are usually considered as forming part of the Grand Bank because of their similar character- istics and the essential unity of the region. Flemish Gap is separated from the rest of the group by an interval of very deep water which normally serves as a passage for the Arctic Current. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I Manuscript Arctic Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Newfoundland The Newfoundland Banks are separated from those of Nova Scotia by a great submarine channel, the Laurentian Valley, which is from fifty to seventy miles wide. It is broader near the edge of the continental shelf and attains a depth of 15,000 feet. The banks which lie north and east of the great channel and south and southeast of Newfoundland are Burgeo, St Pierre, Green, the Grand Bank proper, and Flemish Gap. Green and St. Pierre, which are separated from each other and from the main bank by fairly deep channels are usually considered as forming part of the Grand Bank because of their similar character- istics and the essential unity of the region. Flemish Gap is separated from the rest of the group by an interval of very deep water which normally serves as a passage for the Arctic Current. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I |
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N 1934 LOUNSBURY British Fishery at Nfld. 8 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13439 N_13439_Newfoundland http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60695 |
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