Newfoundland Basin

Newfoundland Basin

An ocean basin lying between Newfoundland and the Azores whose floor is transected by the Mid-Ocean Canyon joining the Labrador Basin with the Sohm Abyssal Plain. It is separated from basins to the south by the Southeast Newfoundland Ridge.

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