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Term Name | Hudson Canyon |
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Term Accession | GAZ:00143224 |
Aspect | GAZ |
Synonyms (0) | None. |
Definition | A submarine canyon that begins from the shallow outlet of New York Harbor (at the mouth of the Hudson River) and extends out over 750 km seaward across the continental shelf, finally connecting to the deep ocean basin at a depth of 3 to 4 km below sea level. It begins as a natural channel of several km width, starting as a 20-40 m depression at Hudson Channel southward from Ambrose Light, then carving through a deep notch of about 1 km depth in the shelf break, and running down the continental rise. The Hudson Canyon proper is located about 160 km east of the mouth of the Hudson River off the New Jersey coast. Its walls rise three-quarters of a mile from the canyon floor. |
Comment | None |