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Seismic-reflection image of Gulf of Alaska

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center June 2011 (approx.)
Image shows data collected from a ship to profile the sediment layers on the seafloor.
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Preliminary migrated seismic-reflection image of MCS Line 9 from the June 2011 Langseth cruise, showing some of the thickest sediment observed anywhere in the Gulf of Alaska, located beyond 200 nm from the Alaska baseline in the Baranof channel and fan system. The sedimentary layers shown here are more than 1.5 km thick.

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Public Domain.