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The Floors of the Ocean - Volume 1

Marie Tharp and others

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. . .equently some such system should be retained even though in many areas basin boundaries are difficult to define, and regardless of the fact that many boundaries cut arbitrarily through physiographic provinces without regard for local province boundaries. The Atlantic has been subdivided by Wüst (1940b) (Fig. 4) whose system is now in general use.

Figure 4.—Major basins of the North Atlantic, after Wüst (1940)

Heavy solid lines indicate boundary formed by axis of Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Light solid lines indicate boundary formed by shelf breaks and submarine ridges. Dashed lines indicate arbitrary boundaries.

The nomenclature of deep-sea topography has been considered by several committees during the past half century. The most recent recommendations published by Wiseman and Ovey (1953; 1955) are followed wherever applicable. The older systems of nomenclature, however, are not rigidly employed since we are dealing with textural pr. . . Read More