Gulf of Mexico: Its Origin, Waters, and Marine LifeU.S. Government Printing Office, 1954 - 604 sider |
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Side 42
... ( fig . 12 , between Bird- foot delta of Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain ) described by Russell ( 1936 , figs . 6 , 7 ; 1940 ) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION Published articles include ( 1 ) the numerous detailed geological reports and maps ...
... ( fig . 12 , between Bird- foot delta of Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain ) described by Russell ( 1936 , figs . 6 , 7 ; 1940 ) . SOURCES OF INFORMATION Published articles include ( 1 ) the numerous detailed geological reports and maps ...
Side 44
... ( figs . 12 , 13 ; fig . 14 , Sector 3 ) , coastal plains and the continental shelf are absent , narrow or of irregular width , and the shelf tends to be rocky with shoals and irregular elevations ( Fleming and Elliott 1950 ) as well as ...
... ( figs . 12 , 13 ; fig . 14 , Sector 3 ) , coastal plains and the continental shelf are absent , narrow or of irregular width , and the shelf tends to be rocky with shoals and irregular elevations ( Fleming and Elliott 1950 ) as well as ...
Side 45
... fig . 14 ) . The drainage of northwestern Cuba is largely southward , so that only small streams enter the Gulf and the coralline lagoons . The sedimenta- tion along the northwest shore has , therefore , been negligible except where ...
... fig . 14 ) . The drainage of northwestern Cuba is largely southward , so that only small streams enter the Gulf and the coralline lagoons . The sedimenta- tion along the northwest shore has , therefore , been negligible except where ...
Side 46
... ( fig . 13 , and No. 1 Sectors , fig . 14 ) . Sediments here are generally of even distribution to somewhat spotty ( Lynch , fig . 16 ) . Sands extend from shore out to about 5 or 10 fathoms , followed by silt or sand and mud ( charts ) ...
... ( fig . 13 , and No. 1 Sectors , fig . 14 ) . Sediments here are generally of even distribution to somewhat spotty ( Lynch , fig . 16 ) . Sands extend from shore out to about 5 or 10 fathoms , followed by silt or sand and mud ( charts ) ...
Side 47
... fig . 14 ) have smooth shorelines with sandy beaches on the mainland , or on barrier islands ( Price 1951 a ) . The beaches may be more or less interrupted by deltas of vary- ing degrees of protuberance and shoreline irregu- larity ...
... fig . 14 ) have smooth shorelines with sandy beaches on the mainland , or on barrier islands ( Price 1951 a ) . The beaches may be more or less interrupted by deltas of vary- ing degrees of protuberance and shoreline irregu- larity ...
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