The Northeast Atlantic margins

This subsection treats sectors of the North Atlantic ocean margin from Cape Ortegal in NW Spain around Biscay and the British Isles to the Norwegian shelf as far as 70N (Fig. 5.2.1). The Faroes, Iceland and East Greenland shelves are also included. The North Sea is excluded, being treated elsewhere...

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Main Author: Huthnance, John M.
Other Authors: Liu, K-K., Atkinson, L., Quiñones, R., Talaue-McManus, L.
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Springer 2010
Subjects:
Marine Sciences
Physics
Biology and Microbiology
Chemistry
Greenland
East Greenland
Faroes
Iceland
North Atlantic
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7241/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7241/1/NE_Atlantic_NORA.pdf
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Summary:This subsection treats sectors of the North Atlantic ocean margin from Cape Ortegal in NW Spain around Biscay and the British Isles to the Norwegian shelf as far as 70N (Fig. 5.2.1). The Faroes, Iceland and East Greenland shelves are also included. The North Sea is excluded, being treated elsewhere as a marginal sea (Chapter 7.3). Another subsection treats the sub-polar Northwestern Atlantic which continues to Labrador and the American margin as far as Cape Hatteras (Chapter 5.3).

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