Submarine Canyons: Distribution and longitudinal profiles

Abstract

IN the recent discussions of submarine canyons' there has been a tendency to base conclusions on the characteristics of selected examples, such as the canyons off Georges Bank, without much regard for the facts that the canyons are a universal feature and that they are associated with all kinds of conditions. Information on the distribution of many of the canyons has not been generally available, and there is practically no information regarding their longitudinal profiles. In discussing these matters it seems advisable to take the opportunity of naming the canyons in order to facilitate future reference to them.